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Cessna 185 pilot reported losing control during a crosswind landing; which resulted in a prop strike and minor damage to the wing tips.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1554884 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201806 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skywagon 185 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 1200 Flight Crew Type 50 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
I was performing a straight in 3 mile final for runway xx. Upon initial flare; close to the beginning of runway xx; I was not happy with the increased wind and aborted the landing and powered back up; climbing 200 feet and then reestablished a 65 mph descent for another wheel landing attempt. The wind was 8-10 knots out of 100 degrees. Upon the main wheels touching the ground; the left wing slowly kept rising uncontrollably causing the right wingtip to just ever so slightly touch the ground. Upon the right wingtip touching the ground; the speed was very close to zero and I applied power to try to bring the tail down. Because the right wingtip slightly touching; the aircraft's forward momentum kept the tail rising up. The airplane slowly came to rest on its nose; with the tail high. The airplane remained lined up very close to the runway centerline. I was the sole person aboard and sustained no damage. The airplane has slight scrapes on the right and left leading edge wing tips. Also a prop strike.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Cessna 185 pilot reported losing control during a crosswind landing; which resulted in a prop strike and minor damage to the wing tips.
Narrative: I was performing a straight in 3 mile final for runway XX. Upon initial flare; close to the beginning of runway XX; I was not happy with the increased wind and aborted the landing and powered back up; climbing 200 feet and then reestablished a 65 mph descent for another wheel landing attempt. The wind was 8-10 knots out of 100 degrees. Upon the main wheels touching the ground; the left wing slowly kept rising uncontrollably causing the right wingtip to just ever so slightly touch the ground. Upon the right wingtip touching the ground; the speed was very close to zero and I applied power to try to bring the tail down. Because the right wingtip slightly touching; the aircraft's forward momentum kept the tail rising up. The airplane slowly came to rest on its nose; with the tail high. The airplane remained lined up very close to the runway centerline. I was the sole person aboard and sustained no damage. The airplane has slight scrapes on the right and left leading edge wing tips. Also a prop strike.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.