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Following a 'normal' flight; save for a 'thump' just prior to rotation; the pilot of a BE36 was surprised to discover significant damage to the nose gear and propeller after landing at his destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1042818 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201210 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CRQ.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 18 Flight Crew Total 1455 Flight Crew Type 1309 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Cleared [for] takeoff; left turn to the VOR. Taxied onto 19R; lined up on centerline at the end of the runway began takeoff roll. During takeoff roll; on centerline heard a thump. [Though to myself]; 'what the heck?' rotated; gear up; all normal; up and locked - everything seemed normal. Climb out normal through 500 ft. Climb to cruise normal (climb; speeds; performance; absence of vibration; etc.). Cruise flight normal. Cancelled IFR at the ocn VOR; proceeded directly to the airport. Approach; normal landing; until nose came down; then significant shudder and shimmy in the nose. Hauled back on elevator to lighten the nose; and slowed. Thought was just flat nose tire. In fact; that's what I reported to the tug guy when he called on the radio.pulled off the runway itself (although not past the hold short lines). When tug guy came up; shut down (kept the engine running up to then so I had radio and lights; for collision avoidance and communications). Then; shut down; came around front to talk with tug guy. That's when I first noticed the prop damage. Prop tips damaged; taxi light shattered; no other evident damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Following a 'normal' flight; save for a 'thump' just prior to rotation; the pilot of a BE36 was surprised to discover significant damage to the nose gear and propeller after landing at his destination.
Narrative: Cleared [for] takeoff; left turn to the VOR. Taxied onto 19R; lined up on centerline at the end of the runway began takeoff roll. During takeoff roll; on centerline heard a thump. [Though to myself]; 'What the heck?' Rotated; gear up; all normal; up and locked - everything seemed normal. Climb out normal through 500 FT. Climb to cruise normal (climb; speeds; performance; absence of vibration; etc.). Cruise flight normal. Cancelled IFR at the OCN VOR; proceeded directly to the airport. Approach; normal landing; until nose came down; then significant shudder and shimmy in the nose. Hauled back on elevator to lighten the nose; and slowed. Thought was just flat nose tire. In fact; that's what I reported to the tug guy when he called on the radio.Pulled off the runway itself (although not past the hold short lines). When tug guy came up; shut down (kept the engine running up to then so I had radio and lights; for collision avoidance and communications). Then; shut down; came around front to talk with tug guy. That's when I first noticed the prop damage. Prop tips damaged; taxi light shattered; no other evident damage.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.