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Private pilot of an small aircraft sel made hard landing causing the nosewheel to collapse and the strut to be sheared off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 318815 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199510 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mqj |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : nel |
| 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 : 30 flight time total : 250 flight time type : 54 |
| ASRS Report | 318815 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During the landing phase of the flight (landing on runway 16) the winds were gusting 15-25 mph from 140 degrees. I was using 15 degrees of flaps with a flat approach. During the touch down the wind gust lifted the plane back up. On the second touch down the nosewheel failed. As it failed, it acted as a brake which sheared the nose assembly off of the aircraft. The aircraft propeller struck the ground at the same time. The aircraft slid down the runway approximately 1500 ft. After the nosewheel was inspected, the nosewheel was found to have old stress cracks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL MADE HARD LNDG CAUSING THE NOSEWHEEL TO COLLAPSE AND THE STRUT TO BE SHEARED OFF.
Narrative: DURING THE LNDG PHASE OF THE FLT (LNDG ON RWY 16) THE WINDS WERE GUSTING 15-25 MPH FROM 140 DEGS. I WAS USING 15 DEGS OF FLAPS WITH A FLAT APCH. DURING THE TOUCH DOWN THE WIND GUST LIFTED THE PLANE BACK UP. ON THE SECOND TOUCH DOWN THE NOSEWHEEL FAILED. AS IT FAILED, IT ACTED AS A BRAKE WHICH SHEARED THE NOSE ASSEMBLY OFF OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT PROP STRUCK THE GND AT THE SAME TIME. THE ACFT SLID DOWN THE RWY APPROX 1500 FT. AFTER THE NOSEWHEEL WAS INSPECTED, THE NOSEWHEEL WAS FOUND TO HAVE OLD STRESS CRACKS.
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.