 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Private pilot's first flight in experimental pulsar ends up with nosing over on landing procedure. Reporter cites faulty design of main landing gear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341286 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 1n9 |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 296 flight time type : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 341286 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Jun/xx/96 first flight of pulsar tail dragger landed long and nosed over in grass turning onto taxiway. This flight normal landing and 2/3 down 3900 ft runway 25 began to ease on brakes because of downgrade. Plane abruptly nosed over, smashed propeller and caused superficial damage to spinner and lower cowl. The pulsar touchdown as designed, has a nose over tendency and although advised by the designer originally not to bother, I will now install extension plates to move the wheels forward 1 3/4 inch as recommended in newsletter #30, nov/94 as an option.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT'S FIRST FLT IN EXPERIMENTAL PULSAR ENDS UP WITH NOSING OVER ON LNDG PROC. RPTR CITES FAULTY DESIGN OF MAIN LNDG GEAR.
Narrative: JUN/XX/96 FIRST FLT OF PULSAR TAIL DRAGGER LANDED LONG AND NOSED OVER IN GRASS TURNING ONTO TXWY. THIS FLT NORMAL LNDG AND 2/3 DOWN 3900 FT RWY 25 BEGAN TO EASE ON BRAKES BECAUSE OF DOWNGRADE. PLANE ABRUPTLY NOSED OVER, SMASHED PROP AND CAUSED SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE TO SPINNER AND LOWER COWL. THE PULSAR TOUCHDOWN AS DESIGNED, HAS A NOSE OVER TENDENCY AND ALTHOUGH ADVISED BY THE DESIGNER ORIGINALLY NOT TO BOTHER, I WILL NOW INSTALL EXTENSION PLATES TO MOVE THE WHEELS FORWARD 1 3/4 INCH AS RECOMMENDED IN NEWSLETTER #30, NOV/94 AS AN OPTION.
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.