BA8 PLT NOSES OVER ON LANDING ROLLOUT.

2007-07 · NASA ASRS report 747441

Date: 2007-07 · Aircraft: Decathlon 8KCAB · Phase: landing

Anomalies: ground-event-encounter-loss-of-aircraft-control

Synopsis

BA8 PLT NOSES OVER ON LANDING ROLLOUT.

Narrative

I CAME IN FOR A LNDG. I MADE A 3 POINT LNDG AND CONTINUED ON THE CTRLINE TO TXWY C. I HAD THE STICK BACK AND WAS APPLYING STEADY BRAKING PRESSURE. AS I GOT CLOSE TO TXWY C I DECIDED NOT TO BEGIN MY TURN AS I WAS STILL A BIT FAST. I CONTINUED TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE. SUDDENLY I FELT THE NOSE GO OVER. IN WHAT SEEMED ONE CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT; THE NOSE WENT FORWARD; THE PROP STRUCK THE GND AND THE TAIL CAME UP. WHEN IT WAS OVER THE PLANE WAS RESTING/BALANCED ON ITS NOSE/SPINNER/MAINS AND THE TAIL WAS STRAIGHT UP. I JUST DIDN'T SEE IT COMING. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY INDICATION THAT I WAS ABOUT TO LOSE CTL OF THE PLANE UNTIL IT WAS OVER. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS A COMBINATION OF MY USE OF THE BRAKES; A GUSTING XWIND AND MY FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THAT AS THE TAIL WAS COMING UP THE STICK WAS BEING FORCED FORWARD. HAD I REALIZED THIS IN TIME I COULD HAVE HELD THE STICK BACK; THUS KEEPING THE TAILWHEEL ON THE GND. THIS ACTION WOULD NOT HAVE GUARANTEED A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME. THE PLANE MAY HAVE TIPPED ONTO ITS WING AND CAUSED FRAME/WING DAMAGE IN ADDITION TO A PROP STRIKE.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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