Small transport cargo aircraft bends left propeller on approach, makes a go around.

Attributes
ACN	246028
Time
Date	199306
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hdn
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 2 agl bound upper : 3
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	246028
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I took off from hayden airport on a part 135 cargo flight to rock springs, wy. I departed on runway 10. After I was airborne, I realized I forgot my logbook and entered a left downwind for runway 28. Having turned base, I had all my before landing checks done and proceeded with the landing. At the 1000 ft point, I realized something was wrong with the landing confign as I was landing with some power, approximately 20 KTS. I added more power but continued to settle lower to the runway, I pulled back on the yoke and heard what I thought was the tail skid touch the runway. I pulled up on the gear handle and continued the flight at that point to rock springs, thinking the only thing I had touched was the tail skid. All other indications were normal on the flight over. Once I landed at rock springs and shut down the engines, I saw that the left propeller had made contact with the runway and the other 3 inches were bent forward. I went in and called my company to let them know what happened. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he had completed checklist and was sure of 3 green. Wonders if perhaps left gear not completely extended. Very embarrassing as he is an instructor for his company as well as safety representative. He always knows if there are 3 green lights since incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT CARGO ACFT BENDS L PROP ON APCH, MAKES A GAR.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM HAYDEN ARPT ON A PART 135 CARGO FLT TO ROCK SPRINGS, WY. I DEPARTED ON RWY 10. AFTER I WAS AIRBORNE, I REALIZED I FORGOT MY LOGBOOK AND ENTERED A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 28. HAVING TURNED BASE, I HAD ALL MY BEFORE LNDG CHKS DONE AND PROCEEDED WITH THE LNDG. AT THE 1000 FT POINT, I REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE LNDG CONFIGN AS I WAS LNDG WITH SOME PWR, APPROX 20 KTS. I ADDED MORE PWR BUT CONTINUED TO SETTLE LOWER TO THE RWY, I PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND HEARD WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE TAIL SKID TOUCH THE RWY. I PULLED UP ON THE GEAR HANDLE AND CONTINUED THE FLT AT THAT POINT TO ROCK SPRINGS, THINKING THE ONLY THING I HAD TOUCHED WAS THE TAIL SKID. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL ON THE FLT OVER. ONCE I LANDED AT ROCK SPRINGS AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGS, I SAW THAT THE L PROP HAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE RWY AND THE OTHER 3 INCHES WERE BENT FORWARD. I WENT IN AND CALLED MY COMPANY TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE HAD COMPLETED CHKLIST AND WAS SURE OF 3 GREEN. WONDERS IF PERHAPS L GEAR NOT COMPLETELY EXTENDED. VERY EMBARRASSING AS HE IS AN INSTRUCTOR FOR HIS COMPANY AS WELL AS SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE. HE ALWAYS KNOWS IF THERE ARE 3 GREEN LIGHTS SINCE 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.