Propeller strike during landing in strong gusty wind conditions.

Attributes
ACN	120267
Time
Date	198908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hto
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	120267
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Landing runway 10 hto, experienced mod or mod to heavy rain and turbulence, possible wind shear. Maintained +10 KTS during landing. Wind reported at 070/15 G 20. Used standard x-wind landing technique. Upwind wing somewhat down with a slight slip and flew aircraft onto the ground. Taxied to the ramp. Shut aircraft down. Noticed left engine propeller tips had been struck. Did not feel anything during landing. Propeller strike was unknown until engine shutdown when I inadvertently noticed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROPELLER STRIKE DURING LNDG IN STRONG GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

Narrative: LNDG RWY 10 HTO, EXPERIENCED MOD OR MOD TO HEAVY RAIN AND TURBULENCE, POSSIBLE WIND SHEAR. MAINTAINED +10 KTS DURING LNDG. WIND REPORTED AT 070/15 G 20. USED STANDARD X-WIND LNDG TECHNIQUE. UPWIND WING SOMEWHAT DOWN WITH A SLIGHT SLIP AND FLEW ACFT ONTO THE GND. TAXIED TO THE RAMP. SHUT ACFT DOWN. NOTICED LEFT ENGINE PROP TIPS HAD BEEN STRUCK. DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING DURING LNDG. PROP STRIKE WAS UNKNOWN UNTIL ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHEN I INADVERTENTLY NOTICED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.