<< >> NASA ASRS Report 345551, August 1996

Propeller strike on takeoff. Lifted gear too soon and aircraft settled with resultant propeller strike. Reporter detected it after landing.

Attributes
ACN	345551
Time
Date	199608
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdr
State Reference	CT
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	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 987 flight time type : 927
ASRS Report	345551
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical 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 doing a touch-and-go. I landed the plane and prepared to takeoff again. I advanced the controls and when the plane lifted off, I lifted the gear. The plane must have settled and the propellers struck the ground. I continued the takeoff, came around again and landed. That is when I saw that the propellers had struck the ground. I could have prevented this incident by waiting longer to lift the gear, or by coming to a full stop and resetting and checking my controls. In the future I may be better to not attempt a touch-and- go in a complex retractable gear airplane.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROP STRIKE ON TKOF. LIFTED GEAR TOO SOON AND ACFT SETTLED WITH RESULTANT PROP STRIKE. RPTR DETECTED IT AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS DOING A TOUCH-AND-GO. I LANDED THE PLANE AND PREPARED TO TKOF AGAIN. I ADVANCED THE CTLS AND WHEN THE PLANE LIFTED OFF, I LIFTED THE GEAR. THE PLANE MUST HAVE SETTLED AND THE PROPS STRUCK THE GND. I CONTINUED THE TKOF, CAME AROUND AGAIN AND LANDED. THAT IS WHEN I SAW THAT THE PROPS HAD STRUCK THE GND. I COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS INCIDENT BY WAITING LONGER TO LIFT THE GEAR, OR BY COMING TO A FULL STOP AND RESETTING AND CHKING MY CTLS. IN THE FUTURE I MAY BE BETTER TO NOT ATTEMPT A TOUCH-AND- GO IN A COMPLEX RETRACTABLE GEAR AIRPLANE.

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.