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Hard landing by private small aircraft pilot creates aircraft damage as nose wheel strut breaks and propeller strikes ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 188484 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : psk |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 52 flight time type : 52 |
| ASRS Report | 188484 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was lined up with the runway and my airspeed was about 60 KTS when I realized that I was a little low. I increased power to maintain altitude, but in doing so I lost airspeed without noticing. When I was over the runway, I pulled the power off to land but the airplane was flying too slow. It bounced off the runway once, quite hard, and then hit again breaking the nose wheel off and grounding the propeller which stopped the engine. The airplane slid along the runway for about 30 ft and stopped. I then shut down the ignition, throttle, mixture, and master switches and got out of the airplane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HARD LNDG BY PVT SMA PLT CREATES ACFT DAMAGE AS NOSE WHEEL STRUT BREAKS AND PROP STRIKES GND.
Narrative: I WAS LINED UP WITH THE RWY AND MY AIRSPD WAS ABOUT 60 KTS WHEN I REALIZED THAT I WAS A LITTLE LOW. I INCREASED PWR TO MAINTAIN ALT, BUT IN DOING SO I LOST AIRSPD WITHOUT NOTICING. WHEN I WAS OVER THE RWY, I PULLED THE PWR OFF TO LAND BUT THE AIRPLANE WAS FLYING TOO SLOW. IT BOUNCED OFF THE RWY ONCE, QUITE HARD, AND THEN HIT AGAIN BREAKING THE NOSE WHEEL OFF AND GNDING THE PROP WHICH STOPPED THE ENG. THE AIRPLANE SLID ALONG THE RWY FOR ABOUT 30 FT AND STOPPED. I THEN SHUT DOWN THE IGNITION, THROTTLE, MIXTURE, AND MASTER SWITCHES AND GOT OUT OF THE AIRPLANE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.