Small transport makes hard landing at jefferson, wv. Propeller tips are bent and other damage is dis...

Attributes
ACN	343494
Time
Date	199608
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 4i0
State Reference	WV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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 : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 5500
ASRS Report	343494
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The pilot, in concentrating on the approach on the descent, and in order to keep clear of the trees and the side-rise, misjudged the ht of the plane off the ground, and pulled off the power too soon. This caused the plane to stall out and hit the ground with excess force. The pilot kept the plane on the runway. The left wing tipped excessively causing the propeller blades to come in contact with the ground. The pilot brought the plane to a stop approximately 3/4 length down the runway, taxied back to the apron, and cut the engines to discharge the passenger. At that time, the pilot examined the exterior of the plane and saw the damaged propeller blades. Neither the pilot nor the copilot observed any other damage at that time. However, additional damage has been observed by the chief mechanic in charleston, wv. The insurance company's adjuster is having the plane examined by another firm and it will be several more days before we know what the extent of the damage is. Neither the pilot, copilot, nor any of the 3 passenger had any kind of injuries whatsoever, nor was anyone emotionally shaken. The unusual approach created a perceptual error on the part of the pilot. The airport in question is mingo county airport, jefferson, wv.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT MAKES HARD LNDG AT JEFFERSON, WV. PROP TIPS ARE BENT AND OTHER DAMAGE IS DISCOVERED LATER DURING POST FLT INSPECTIONS.

Narrative: THE PLT, IN CONCENTRATING ON THE APCH ON THE DSCNT, AND IN ORDER TO KEEP CLR OF THE TREES AND THE SIDE-RISE, MISJUDGED THE HT OF THE PLANE OFF THE GND, AND PULLED OFF THE PWR TOO SOON. THIS CAUSED THE PLANE TO STALL OUT AND HIT THE GND WITH EXCESS FORCE. THE PLT KEPT THE PLANE ON THE RWY. THE L WING TIPPED EXCESSIVELY CAUSING THE PROP BLADES TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE GND. THE PLT BROUGHT THE PLANE TO A STOP APPROX 3/4 LENGTH DOWN THE RWY, TAXIED BACK TO THE APRON, AND CUT THE ENGS TO DISCHARGE THE PAX. AT THAT TIME, THE PLT EXAMINED THE EXTERIOR OF THE PLANE AND SAW THE DAMAGED PROP BLADES. NEITHER THE PLT NOR THE COPLT OBSERVED ANY OTHER DAMAGE AT THAT TIME. HOWEVER, ADDITIONAL DAMAGE HAS BEEN OBSERVED BY THE CHIEF MECH IN CHARLESTON, WV. THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S ADJUSTER IS HAVING THE PLANE EXAMINED BY ANOTHER FIRM AND IT WILL BE SEVERAL MORE DAYS BEFORE WE KNOW WHAT THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE IS. NEITHER THE PLT, COPLT, NOR ANY OF THE 3 PAX HAD ANY KIND OF INJURIES WHATSOEVER, NOR WAS ANYONE EMOTIONALLY SHAKEN. THE UNUSUAL APCH CREATED A PERCEPTUAL ERROR ON THE PART OF THE PLT. THE ARPT IN QUESTION IS MINGO COUNTY ARPT, JEFFERSON, WV.

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.

Small transport makes hard landing at jefferson, wv. Propeller tips are bent and other damage is discovered later during post flight inspections.