Cessna 150
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Rotorcraft
Air Traffic Control Military 6.3; Flight Crew Last 90 Days 95; Flight Crew Total 4794; Flight Crew Type 2490
Human-Machine Interface
Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control; General Maintenance Action
Human Factors; Aircraft
I was demonstrating a short field landing in a C150 tail wheel. The landing seemed normal; but we landed on the tail wheel first. After touchdown; I was unable to keep the aircraft rolling straight and it did a ground loop. Upon exiting the aircraft; we discovered the leaf springs to the tail wheel appeared twisted. We were able to taxi the aircraft to the FBO without much trouble. There was no damage other than the tail wheel of the aircraft.
Tail wheel C150 instructor demonstrating a short field landing reports landing tail wheel first then loosing control. After stopping the leaf springs to the tail wheel are found to be twisted.