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Attributes | |
ACN | 890966 |
Time | |
Date | 201005 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Experimental |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Landing |
Route In Use | Visual Approach |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Single Pilot |
Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 11.0 Flight Crew Total 438 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
I was on a stabilized approach to the runway [but] after touchdown; I encountered a right quartering crosswind gust which weather-vaned the tailwheel aircraft into a ground loop and resulted in a prop strike.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a tail wheel experimental aircraft reported ground looping the aircraft in gusty winds.
Narrative: I was on a stabilized approach to the runway [but] after touchdown; I encountered a right quartering crosswind gust which weather-vaned the tailwheel aircraft into a ground loop and resulted in a prop strike.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.