Propeller strike on tail dragger in landing procedure.

Attributes
ACN	244171
Time
Date	199306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : f54
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 960 flight time type : 53
ASRS Report	244171
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The surface winds were 120 at 10. Except for damp pavement from an earlier shower (the runway was a paved, well drained surface with good braking action). The conditions were good for the student's lesson in crosswind wheels lndgs in the tail wheel airplane. On the fourth touch-and-go, the student brought the tail up very high, so I commented that the tail should not be raised further. Otherwise, the student's fourth touch-and-go was an acceptable performance. On the next circuit, the student's airspeed on the approach was good, about 5 mph from the target airspeed, and the round out was smooth and effective in arresting the descent rate. Power at touchdown was idle. However, there was a slight bounce and the student overctled the pitch adjustment in transitioning to the wheels landing rollout pitch attitude causing the propeller to strike the pavement. As instructor, I recovered the bad landing for the student and we taxied off without further incident. Post-flight inspection revealed the propeller tips were bent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROP STRIKE ON TAIL DRAGGER IN LNDG PROC.

Narrative: THE SURFACE WINDS WERE 120 AT 10. EXCEPT FOR DAMP PAVEMENT FROM AN EARLIER SHOWER (THE RWY WAS A PAVED, WELL DRAINED SURFACE WITH GOOD BRAKING ACTION). THE CONDITIONS WERE GOOD FOR THE STUDENT'S LESSON IN XWIND WHEELS LNDGS IN THE TAIL WHEEL AIRPLANE. ON THE FOURTH TOUCH-AND-GO, THE STUDENT BROUGHT THE TAIL UP VERY HIGH, SO I COMMENTED THAT THE TAIL SHOULD NOT BE RAISED FURTHER. OTHERWISE, THE STUDENT'S FOURTH TOUCH-AND-GO WAS AN ACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE. ON THE NEXT CIRCUIT, THE STUDENT'S AIRSPD ON THE APCH WAS GOOD, ABOUT 5 MPH FROM THE TARGET AIRSPD, AND THE ROUND OUT WAS SMOOTH AND EFFECTIVE IN ARRESTING THE DSCNT RATE. PWR AT TOUCHDOWN WAS IDLE. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A SLIGHT BOUNCE AND THE STUDENT OVERCTLED THE PITCH ADJUSTMENT IN TRANSITIONING TO THE WHEELS LNDG ROLLOUT PITCH ATTITUDE CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE PAVEMENT. AS INSTRUCTOR, I RECOVERED THE BAD LNDG FOR THE STUDENT AND WE TAXIED OFF WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST-FLT INSPECTION REVEALED THE PROP TIPS WERE BENT.

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.