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A private pilot, flying a C172, bounced his landing and collapsed the nose gear. Aircraft damage collapsed nose gear. It all started with an aircraft equipment problem instrument failure on takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 350030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gmu |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 230 flight time type : 230 |
| ASRS Report | 350030 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| 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 experienced instrument failure on takeoff. Received permission to land again and deal with instrument problem. In haste to get the airplane back on the ground, I approached too fast and too high. I bounced on landing and collapsed the nose gear. I damaged aircraft considerably. No one hurt. The incident resulted from poor judgement on my part. I recognized that I was coming in too fast and too high. I should have gone around and repeated the approach. Why I did not do this is not entirely clear to me. However, 1) I was somewhat spooked by the instrument failure and I interpreted this situation as more serious than it really was. 2) I had managed satisfactory lndgs after poor approachs before. I guess I thought I could manage this one as well. Things happened so fast over the runway that there was no time to go around after I finally decided that this is what I should do.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PVT PLT, FLYING A C172, BOUNCED HIS LNDG AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. ACFT DAMAGE COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. IT ALL STARTED WITH AN ACFT EQUIP PROB INST FAILURE ON TKOF.
Narrative: I EXPERIENCED INST FAILURE ON TKOF. RECEIVED PERMISSION TO LAND AGAIN AND DEAL WITH INST PROB. IN HASTE TO GET THE AIRPLANE BACK ON THE GND, I APCHED TOO FAST AND TOO HIGH. I BOUNCED ON LNDG AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. I DAMAGED ACFT CONSIDERABLY. NO ONE HURT. THE INCIDENT RESULTED FROM POOR JUDGEMENT ON MY PART. I RECOGNIZED THAT I WAS COMING IN TOO FAST AND TOO HIGH. I SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND AND REPEATED THE APCH. WHY I DID NOT DO THIS IS NOT ENTIRELY CLR TO ME. HOWEVER, 1) I WAS SOMEWHAT SPOOKED BY THE INST FAILURE AND I INTERPRETED THIS SIT AS MORE SERIOUS THAN IT REALLY WAS. 2) I HAD MANAGED SATISFACTORY LNDGS AFTER POOR APCHS BEFORE. I GUESS I THOUGHT I COULD MANAGE THIS ONE AS WELL. THINGS HAPPENED SO FAST OVER THE RWY THAT THERE WAS NO TIME TO GAR AFTER I FINALLY DECIDED THAT THIS IS WHAT I SHOULD DO.
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.