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Pilot and instructor in experimental aircraft for taildragger instruction. Hard landing, gear collapse.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 218168 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : emi airport : zwz |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 1040 flight time type : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 218168 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| 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:
I was getting instruction in taildragger from CFI. At his request, we landed without power and slowly. We hit hard. The landing gear collapsed. Propeller, cowling, gear were damaged. Call to AOPA legal determined that a gear collapse is not a reportable incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT AND INSTRUCTOR IN EXPERIMENTAL ACFT FOR TAILDRAGGER INSTRUCTION. HARD LNDG, GEAR COLLAPSE.
Narrative: I WAS GETTING INSTRUCTION IN TAILDRAGGER FROM CFI. AT HIS REQUEST, WE LANDED WITHOUT PWR AND SLOWLY. WE HIT HARD. THE LNDG GEAR COLLAPSED. PROP, COWLING, GEAR WERE DAMAGED. CALL TO AOPA LEGAL DETERMINED THAT A GEAR COLLAPSE IS NOT A REPORTABLE INCIDENT.
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.