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Private pilot of an small aircraft sel porpoises during landing causing damage to the nose gear and propeller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 308297 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199506 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 38d |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| 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 : 10 flight time total : 90 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 308297 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Was on final for runway 28, had 20 degree flaps down power back to 1500 RPM. There was no wind and a road running just west of runway 28. Seemed close 1/2 mi (or less) I realized I was too high and fast I added full flaps 30 degrees. In retrospect I should have 'gone around.' I touched down too fast and ballooned up porpoised 3 times before landing on the nosewheel which broke off. Nose propeller touched the runway and plane veered off to the left. No engines. Damage to propeller, nosewheel should have killed engine and slowed down on final. Should go around when I realized that would lose runway length if I wanted to touchdown at a slower speed. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he was operating a cessna 150 type aircraft of which the nose gear and propeller were damaged. The FAA classified this as an incident only but reexamined him for his private pilot competency. He does realize that his landing technique lacked the proper placement of vision during this landing!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL PORPOISES DURING LNDG CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND PROP.
Narrative: WAS ON FINAL FOR RWY 28, HAD 20 DEG FLAPS DOWN PWR BACK TO 1500 RPM. THERE WAS NO WIND AND A ROAD RUNNING JUST W OF RWY 28. SEEMED CLOSE 1/2 MI (OR LESS) I REALIZED I WAS TOO HIGH AND FAST I ADDED FULL FLAPS 30 DEGS. IN RETROSPECT I SHOULD HAVE 'GONE AROUND.' I TOUCHED DOWN TOO FAST AND BALLOONED UP PORPOISED 3 TIMES BEFORE LNDG ON THE NOSEWHEEL WHICH BROKE OFF. NOSE PROP TOUCHED THE RWY AND PLANE VEERED OFF TO THE L. NO ENGS. DAMAGE TO PROP, NOSEWHEEL SHOULD HAVE KILLED ENG AND SLOWED DOWN ON FINAL. SHOULD GAR WHEN I REALIZED THAT WOULD LOSE RWY LENGTH IF I WANTED TO TOUCHDOWN AT A SLOWER SPD. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A CESSNA 150 TYPE ACFT OF WHICH THE NOSE GEAR AND PROP WERE DAMAGED. THE FAA CLASSIFIED THIS AS AN INCIDENT ONLY BUT REEXAMINED HIM FOR HIS PVT PLT COMPETENCY. HE DOES REALIZE THAT HIS LNDG TECHNIQUE LACKED THE PROPER PLACEMENT OF VISION DURING THIS LNDG!
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.