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Experimental aircraft pilot reports losing control during landing in a strong crosswind; resulting in nose gear collapse and damage to the prop and lower cowling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1096862 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201306 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Amateur/Home Built/Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 9 Flight Crew Total 564 Flight Crew Type 9 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Incident only: 90 degrees crosswind from 120 degrees at 8 mph gusts to 18 mph; flared to land on runway 03; gust picked up right wing causing right hand turn; landed at an angle; and the nose gear collapsed damaging the prop and lower cowling. No injuries; damage confined to propeller; nose gear; and lower cowling.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Experimental aircraft pilot reports losing control during landing in a strong crosswind; resulting in nose gear collapse and damage to the prop and lower cowling.
Narrative: Incident only: 90 degrees crosswind from 120 degrees at 8 MPH gusts to 18 MPH; flared to land on Runway 03; gust picked up right wing causing right hand turn; landed at an angle; and the nose gear collapsed damaging the prop and lower cowling. No injuries; damage confined to propeller; nose gear; and lower cowling.
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.