<< >> NASA ASRS Report 271830, May 1994

Student flared high during landing and stalled an small aircraft sel 'tail dragger' onto runway causing damage to the main landing gear and propeller.

Attributes
ACN	271830
Time
Date	199405
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dto
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : isp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-18/19 Super Cub
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 1150 flight time type : 14
ASRS Report	271830
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Student abruptly flared the aircraft at an altitude too high for a normal landing. Aircraft stalled and instructor could not recover before aircraft reached the runway. The landing gear was damaged as well as the propeller. Contributing factors were difficulties in communications due to intermittent intercom and confidence in student's ability to react. The inability of the instructor to view airspeed indicator or altimeter in a PA-18 as well as lack of forward visibility also contributed. Note: this vintage aircraft had no aural stall warning.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT FLARED HIGH DURING LNDG AND STALLED AN SMA SEL 'TAIL DRAGGER' ONTO RWY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MAIN LNDG GEAR AND PROP.

Narrative: STUDENT ABRUPTLY FLARED THE ACFT AT AN ALT TOO HIGH FOR A NORMAL LNDG. ACFT STALLED AND INSTRUCTOR COULD NOT RECOVER BEFORE ACFT REACHED THE RWY. THE LNDG GEAR WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS THE PROP. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE DIFFICULTIES IN COMS DUE TO INTERMITTENT INTERCOM AND CONFIDENCE IN STUDENT'S ABILITY TO REACT. THE INABILITY OF THE INSTRUCTOR TO VIEW AIRSPD INDICATOR OR ALTIMETER IN A PA-18 AS WELL AS LACK OF FORWARD VISIBILITY ALSO CONTRIBUTED. NOTE: THIS VINTAGE ACFT HAD NO AURAL STALL WARNING.

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.