An air carrier flight crew on a training flight landed on a runway that they knew had an arresting c...

Attributes
ACN	330028
Time
Date	199603
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yum
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2350 flight time type : 1
ASRS Report	330028
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying a first officer chkride from the right seat. A company check airman was in the left seat. Taxiing out from the ramp, ground control stated that all runways were available to us. However, runway 21 had an arresting cable affixed across the runway. The check airman stated that we would use another runway or possibly roll across the cable on landing. Once airborne we completed various airwork maneuvers and then were vectored to the ILS FAF. Upon reaching ILS decision ht, the check airmen said that he wanted me to make a full stop landing on runway 21. Touchdown was normal, but shortly thereafter the aircraft nose gear crossed the arresting cable and vibration was felt. During post-flight the nose gear was determined to be damaged. In hindsight, I should of questioned the safety of landing on a runway that was equipped with an arresting cable. However, I've never been exposed to such a device and I assumed that the check airman was aware of any hazards.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC ON A TRAINING FLT LANDED ON A RWY THAT THEY KNEW HAD AN ARRESTING CABLE DEPLOYED AND DAMAGED THE NOSE GEAR WHEN THEY RAN OVER THE CABLE.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING A FO CHKRIDE FROM THE R SEAT. A COMPANY CHK AIRMAN WAS IN THE L SEAT. TAXIING OUT FROM THE RAMP, GND CTL STATED THAT ALL RWYS WERE AVAILABLE TO US. HOWEVER, RWY 21 HAD AN ARRESTING CABLE AFFIXED ACROSS THE RWY. THE CHK AIRMAN STATED THAT WE WOULD USE ANOTHER RWY OR POSSIBLY ROLL ACROSS THE CABLE ON LNDG. ONCE AIRBORNE WE COMPLETED VARIOUS AIRWORK MANEUVERS AND THEN WERE VECTORED TO THE ILS FAF. UPON REACHING ILS DECISION HT, THE CHK AIRMEN SAID THAT HE WANTED ME TO MAKE A FULL STOP LNDG ON RWY 21. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL, BUT SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ACFT NOSE GEAR CROSSED THE ARRESTING CABLE AND VIBRATION WAS FELT. DURING POST-FLT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DETERMINED TO BE DAMAGED. IN HINDSIGHT, I SHOULD OF QUESTIONED THE SAFETY OF LNDG ON A RWY THAT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN ARRESTING CABLE. HOWEVER, I'VE NEVER BEEN EXPOSED TO SUCH A DEVICE AND I ASSUMED THAT THE CHK AIRMAN WAS AWARE OF ANY HAZARDS.

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.

An air carrier flight crew on a training flight landed on a runway that they knew had an arresting cable deployed and damaged the nose gear when they ran over the cable.