<< >> NASA ASRS Report 127651, November 1989

Small aircraft landed hard and in a crab. Pilot lost aircraft control causing propeller and wingtip damage.

Attributes
ACN	127651
Time
Date	198911
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lert
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 91
ASRS Report	127651
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Returning to field after local flight. Entered downwind behind spc. Turned right base when spc touched down. Cleared to land with reported wind 330 degree/10 KTS. Cautioned wake turbulence by spc. Observed spc execute touch and go. I was high after turning onto final. Extended flaps to full (40 degree). Flared about 5-10' too high, landed flat (hard). With controls neutral aircraft veered right, into the wind, on rollout. Used left rudder in attempt to straighten aircraft back to runway heading. Nose and left wingtip of aircraft went down, scraping pavement. Tower asked if assistance required, responded no. Taxied to line. Estimated damage: $7,000.00 to propeller, engine, and nose gear. Bad approach. Full flaps on crosswind landing. Possible wake turbulence. Pilot proficiency. Wave off for bad approach or suspected wake turbulence. Use proper flap setting for conditions. Use appropriate control surface (aileron) setting to counteract wind when on the ground.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LANDED HARD AND IN A CRAB. PLT LOST ACFT CTL CAUSING PROPELLER AND WINGTIP DAMAGE.

Narrative: RETURNING TO FIELD AFTER LOCAL FLT. ENTERED DOWNWIND BEHIND SPC. TURNED RIGHT BASE WHEN SPC TOUCHED DOWN. CLRED TO LAND WITH REPORTED WIND 330 DEG/10 KTS. CAUTIONED WAKE TURBULENCE BY SPC. OBSERVED SPC EXECUTE TOUCH AND GO. I WAS HIGH AFTER TURNING ONTO FINAL. EXTENDED FLAPS TO FULL (40 DEG). FLARED ABOUT 5-10' TOO HIGH, LANDED FLAT (HARD). WITH CONTROLS NEUTRAL ACFT VEERED RIGHT, INTO THE WIND, ON ROLLOUT. USED LEFT RUDDER IN ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN ACFT BACK TO RWY HDG. NOSE AND LEFT WINGTIP OF ACFT WENT DOWN, SCRAPING PAVEMENT. TWR ASKED IF ASSISTANCE REQUIRED, RESPONDED NO. TAXIED TO LINE. ESTIMATED DAMAGE: $7,000.00 TO PROPELLER, ENGINE, AND NOSE GEAR. BAD APCH. FULL FLAPS ON XWIND LNDG. POSSIBLE WAKE TURBULENCE. PLT PROFICIENCY. WAVE OFF FOR BAD APCH OR SUSPECTED WAKE TURB. USE PROPER FLAP SETTING FOR CONDITIONS. USE APPROPRIATE CONTROL SURFACE (AILERON) SETTING TO COUNTERACT WIND WHEN ON THE GND.

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.