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Private pilot of small aircraft sel lost control of aircraft during landing and struck runway identifier light resulting in damage to the right main gear, propeller and the wing leading edge.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 279249 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199407 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fsd |
| State Reference | SD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : yxu |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 411 flight time type : 33 |
| ASRS Report | 279249 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After a normal approach on runway 3 and a slightly hard landing, the airplane veered to the left. I could not immediately get it corrected and centered so I attempted to go around. I was unable to gain sufficient airspeed before contacting a runway identifier light, damaging the right main gear leg, propeller and front of the right wing. I initially assumed that the left wheel pant, which had been installed 3 weeks earlier, had caught up the wheel, causing it to pull to the left. In retrospect, I do not believe this was the cause as there was no wear evident on the tire or wheel pant and I had made 22 successful lndgs since the installation. In the absence of any other evidence of mechanical failure I can only attribute this incident to my inability to maintain directional control. I now need to rebuild my airplane and work even harder on my lndgs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF SMA SEL LOST CTL OF ACFT DURING LNDG AND STRUCK RWY IDENTIFIER LIGHT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE R MAIN GEAR, PROP AND THE WING LEADING EDGE.
Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL APCH ON RWY 3 AND A SLIGHTLY HARD LNDG, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. I COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY GET IT CORRECTED AND CTRED SO I ATTEMPTED TO GAR. I WAS UNABLE TO GAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPD BEFORE CONTACTING A RWY IDENTIFIER LIGHT, DAMAGING THE R MAIN GEAR LEG, PROP AND FRONT OF THE R WING. I INITIALLY ASSUMED THAT THE L WHEEL PANT, WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED 3 WKS EARLIER, HAD CAUGHT UP THE WHEEL, CAUSING IT TO PULL TO THE L. IN RETROSPECT, I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS THE CAUSE AS THERE WAS NO WEAR EVIDENT ON THE TIRE OR WHEEL PANT AND I HAD MADE 22 SUCCESSFUL LNDGS SINCE THE INSTALLATION. IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY OTHER EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE I CAN ONLY ATTRIBUTE THIS INCIDENT TO MY INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CTL. I NOW NEED TO REBUILD MY AIRPLANE AND WORK EVEN HARDER ON MY LNDGS.
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.