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An small aircraft drifted from the runway during the landing flare, as a result of a gust of wind. The pilot applied power, but the aircraft struck the propeller of 1 parked aircraft and punctured the window of a second parked aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 329172 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdl |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 275 flight time type : 193 |
| ASRS Report | 329172 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was on short final, runway 28. The winds were 260 degrees at 12 KTS gusting to 20 KTS as reported by bdl ATIS. I was commencing my roundout when a gust of wind lifted me up and I drifted off of the runway. As I added power my wing struck a parked plane's propeller and the trailing edge of my wing punctured the second aircraft's front window. I managed to steer the plane back onto the runway and bring the aircraft to a complete stop without any additional damage and without any injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA DRIFTED FROM THE RWY DURING THE LNDG FLARE, AS A RESULT OF A GUST OF WIND. THE PLT APPLIED PWR, BUT THE ACFT STRUCK THE PROP OF 1 PARKED ACFT AND PUNCTURED THE WINDOW OF A SECOND PARKED ACFT.
Narrative: I WAS ON SHORT FINAL, RWY 28. THE WINDS WERE 260 DEGS AT 12 KTS GUSTING TO 20 KTS AS RPTED BY BDL ATIS. I WAS COMMENCING MY ROUNDOUT WHEN A GUST OF WIND LIFTED ME UP AND I DRIFTED OFF OF THE RWY. AS I ADDED PWR MY WING STRUCK A PARKED PLANE'S PROP AND THE TRAILING EDGE OF MY WING PUNCTURED THE SECOND ACFT'S FRONT WINDOW. I MANAGED TO STEER THE PLANE BACK ONTO THE RWY AND BRING THE ACFT TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND WITHOUT ANY INJURIES.
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.