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Private pilot of an small aircraft sel aircraft was picked up by a strong dust devil after landing and dropped to the ground off the runway taxiway causing minor damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 238675 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199304 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 1v5 |
| State Reference | CO |
| 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, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 70 flight time type : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 238675 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Landing runway 8, completely landed, taxiing to taxiway. Suddenly, 'compact' thermal picked up aircraft 50 ft and dropped the aircraft 30-40 ft off runway. Added full power on aircraft, left nose level, and tried to level wings. Both wings were in a full stall. Landed fully stalled with main gear and right wing tip. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the aircraft was totally picked up in the air and dropped suddenly without warning causing the aircraft to fall off of the side of the runway/taxiway and damage the right wing tip only. The FAA investigated and declared it an incident only.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL ACFT WAS PICKED UP BY A STRONG DUST DEVIL AFTER LNDG AND DROPPED TO THE GND OFF THE RWY TXWY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.
Narrative: LNDG RWY 8, COMPLETELY LANDED, TAXIING TO TXWY. SUDDENLY, 'COMPACT' THERMAL PICKED UP ACFT 50 FT AND DROPPED THE ACFT 30-40 FT OFF RWY. ADDED FULL PWR ON ACFT, LEFT NOSE LEVEL, AND TRIED TO LEVEL WINGS. BOTH WINGS WERE IN A FULL STALL. LANDED FULLY STALLED WITH MAIN GEAR AND R WING TIP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS TOTALLY PICKED UP IN THE AIR AND DROPPED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE ACFT TO FALL OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE RWY/TXWY AND DAMAGE THE R WING TIP ONLY. THE FAA INVESTIGATED AND DECLARED IT AN INCIDENT ONLY.
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.