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Private pilot of an small aircraft sel aircraft made a hard landing resulting in collapse of the nose gear with damage to the propeller, engine and cowling. There were no injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 258400 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199312 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 7d2 |
| State Reference | MI |
| 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, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 37 |
| ASRS Report | 258400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I had a hard landing that resulted in a collapsed front gear and resultant propeller strike damage. The runway was 27 and the wind at the time on the ground was 180 at about 7-10 mph. However, upon flying around the pattern, I found the wind very high just above the ground. As I approached the ground on short final, the wind, which had been very strong and gusty, suddenly diminished and the plane dropped and landed hard and a little short. The front gear collapsed and the propeller struck the runway. There were no injuries and I was the only occupant in the plane. Damage was to the propeller and front gear and front gear doors. I feel the problem was one of wind shear close to the ground and, when the wind changed, the plane lost lift and was too close to the ground to save the landing or go around. There was virtually no time involved, no mush or stall warning, just a quick beep from the stall horn and boom, on the ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL ACFT MADE A HARD LNDG RESULTING IN COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR WITH DAMAGE TO THE PROP, ENG AND COWLING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
Narrative: I HAD A HARD LNDG THAT RESULTED IN A COLLAPSED FRONT GEAR AND RESULTANT PROP STRIKE DAMAGE. THE RWY WAS 27 AND THE WIND AT THE TIME ON THE GND WAS 180 AT ABOUT 7-10 MPH. HOWEVER, UPON FLYING AROUND THE PATTERN, I FOUND THE WIND VERY HIGH JUST ABOVE THE GND. AS I APCHED THE GND ON SHORT FINAL, THE WIND, WHICH HAD BEEN VERY STRONG AND GUSTY, SUDDENLY DIMINISHED AND THE PLANE DROPPED AND LANDED HARD AND A LITTLE SHORT. THE FRONT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROP STRUCK THE RWY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND I WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE PLANE. DAMAGE WAS TO THE PROP AND FRONT GEAR AND FRONT GEAR DOORS. I FEEL THE PROB WAS ONE OF WIND SHEAR CLOSE TO THE GND AND, WHEN THE WIND CHANGED, THE PLANE LOST LIFT AND WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE GND TO SAVE THE LNDG OR GAR. THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO TIME INVOLVED, NO MUSH OR STALL WARNING, JUST A QUICK BEEP FROM THE STALL HORN AND BOOM, ON THE GND.
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.