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Private pilot of a piper PA28 porpoised during a landing attempt and unknowingly struck the propeller before aborting the landing and going around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 365282 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : 40n airport : 40pa |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 66 flight time type : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 365282 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| 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 touch-and-goes at the local airport in a PA28-181. Winds were 330 degrees at 10 KTS gusting to 18 KTS, runway 29. The first touch-and-go was fine. The second one I approached at 75 KTS instead of 65 KTS to help with crosswind. I touched down nice and light, but the plane became airborne without me changing the controls. I tried to get the plane to settle back on the runway but it began to porpoise. After the third porpoise, I did a go around. The plane never hit the ground hard at all, so other than being angry, because of a botched landing, I didn't think much about damage to the propeller. I did 3 more touch-and-goes then called it a day. I got a call later in the evening from the airport telling me I damaged the propeller. I feel that the gusty wind and the extra speed of the airplane caused it to lift back off the runway and instead of doing a go around right away and trying to make it settle back on the runway caused it to porpoise.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A PIPER PA28 PORPOISED DURING A LNDG ATTEMPT AND UNKNOWINGLY STRUCK THE PROP BEFORE ABORTING THE LNDG AND GOING AROUND.
Narrative: I WAS DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES AT THE LCL ARPT IN A PA28-181. WINDS WERE 330 DEGS AT 10 KTS GUSTING TO 18 KTS, RWY 29. THE FIRST TOUCH-AND-GO WAS FINE. THE SECOND ONE I APCHED AT 75 KTS INSTEAD OF 65 KTS TO HELP WITH XWIND. I TOUCHED DOWN NICE AND LIGHT, BUT THE PLANE BECAME AIRBORNE WITHOUT ME CHANGING THE CTLS. I TRIED TO GET THE PLANE TO SETTLE BACK ON THE RWY BUT IT BEGAN TO PORPOISE. AFTER THE THIRD PORPOISE, I DID A GAR. THE PLANE NEVER HIT THE GND HARD AT ALL, SO OTHER THAN BEING ANGRY, BECAUSE OF A BOTCHED LNDG, I DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT DAMAGE TO THE PROP. I DID 3 MORE TOUCH-AND-GOES THEN CALLED IT A DAY. I GOT A CALL LATER IN THE EVENING FROM THE ARPT TELLING ME I DAMAGED THE PROP. I FEEL THAT THE GUSTY WIND AND THE EXTRA SPD OF THE AIRPLANE CAUSED IT TO LIFT BACK OFF THE RWY AND INSTEAD OF DOING A GAR RIGHT AWAY AND TRYING TO MAKE IT SETTLE BACK ON THE RWY CAUSED IT TO PORPOISE.
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.