Aircraft damages gear on snow berm during approach to non tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	297929
Time
Date	199503
Place
Locale Reference	airport : b18 airport : lci
State Reference	NH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 10 agl bound upper : 10
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1120 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	297929
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was giving flight instruction to a student pilot in his aircraft, a PA-243-140, we were practicing takeoff and lndgs at an ice runway (B18) -- acton bay, the first landing was ok, on the second landing, we hit a gust of wind on short final. As I was just about to add power to correct for the problem, the r-main gear struck a snow bank at the runway end, as the plane started to veer right. I immediately took control of the airplane, added power, and flew away from this airport, as we departed someone on unicom advised that the r-main gear appeared damaged. I decided to bring the plane back to laconia (lci), nh, I advised unicom of the possible gear problem. I did 2 fly-by's so the airport manager could assess the damage. He replied that it was a scissor-link that was missing. I set the plane on the active runway, touching down slow, keeping the right wing up as long as possible, the wing settled down on the collapsed gear the plane veered right and skidded. There was no injury nor damage to the aircraft or persons. The plane was moved off by dolly and towed to a hangar.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DAMAGES GEAR ON SNOW BERM DURING APCH TO NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS GIVING FLT INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT PLT IN HIS ACFT, A PA-243-140, WE WERE PRACTICING TKOF AND LNDGS AT AN ICE RWY (B18) -- ACTON BAY, THE FIRST LNDG WAS OK, ON THE SECOND LNDG, WE HIT A GUST OF WIND ON SHORT FINAL. AS I WAS JUST ABOUT TO ADD PWR TO CORRECT FOR THE PROB, THE R-MAIN GEAR STRUCK A SNOW BANK AT THE RWY END, AS THE PLANE STARTED TO VEER R. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK CTL OF THE AIRPLANE, ADDED PWR, AND FLEW AWAY FROM THIS ARPT, AS WE DEPARTED SOMEONE ON UNICOM ADVISED THAT THE R-MAIN GEAR APPEARED DAMAGED. I DECIDED TO BRING THE PLANE BACK TO LACONIA (LCI), NH, I ADVISED UNICOM OF THE POSSIBLE GEAR PROB. I DID 2 FLY-BY'S SO THE ARPT MGR COULD ASSESS THE DAMAGE. HE REPLIED THAT IT WAS A SCISSOR-LINK THAT WAS MISSING. I SET THE PLANE ON THE ACTIVE RWY, TOUCHING DOWN SLOW, KEEPING THE R WING UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, THE WING SETTLED DOWN ON THE COLLAPSED GEAR THE PLANE VEERED R AND SKIDDED. THERE WAS NO INJURY NOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR PERSONS. THE PLANE WAS MOVED OFF BY DOLLY AND TOWED TO A HANGAR.

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.