J3 Cub
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30; Flight Crew Total 2200; Flight Crew Type 150
Situational Awareness
Conflict Ground Conflict; Less Severe; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control
Human Factors; Weather
After doing 5 touch and goes on runway 28R; I received clearance to land. I did a wheel landing; let the tail come down; and when the aircraft was traveling slowly at about 15 kts or less; I started turning left to aim for the taxiway exit; and the aircraft kept turning to the left and did a complete 360 ground loop on the runway. The aircraft did not suffer any damage or touch any part of the aircraft to the runway; except the wheels of course; and I did not leave the runway. Due to this unexpected delay the aircraft landing behind me had to go around. I attribute this ground loop to unexpected strong crosswind; and the fact that we just put air in the tires and the aircraft was a lot more responsive to rudder control inputs that on my previous flight. She just got away from me for a moment.
J3 Cub pilot reported loss of directional control and a ground loop on the runway during a crosswind landing.