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C206 pilot lost control of aircraft when commencing go around in turbulent WX. Reporter says that downdraft caused the ground contact.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372904 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cny |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 2685 flight time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 372904 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Executed go around. At approximately 100-150 ft AGL, the aircraft began to sink to the ground (like a down elevator ride). I verified full power, propeller high RPM, flaps 10 degrees, airspeed, etc -- all good. The aircraft contacted the ground but due to wind drift, was not over runway centerline. I maintained directional control as best as possible, shut down the engine and brought the aircraft to a stop in the grass between the runway and taxiway (only damage to aircraft was broken brake pad). Evacuate/evacuationed passenger. They were ok and amazingly thought it was a 'grand adventure' and congratulated me on a job well done. So much for an informed flying public! Corrective action: 1) more drift correction on a go around, and 2) do not expect to successfully accomplish a go around in a single engine aircraft with a normally aspirated engine at close to maximum gross weight with high density altitude on a gusty, turbulent day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C206 PLT LOST CTL OF ACFT WHEN COMMENCING GAR IN TURBULENT WX. RPTR SAYS THAT DOWNDRAFT CAUSED THE GND CONTACT.
Narrative: EXECUTED GAR. AT APPROX 100-150 FT AGL, THE ACFT BEGAN TO SINK TO THE GND (LIKE A DOWN ELEVATOR RIDE). I VERIFIED FULL PWR, PROP HIGH RPM, FLAPS 10 DEGS, AIRSPD, ETC -- ALL GOOD. THE ACFT CONTACTED THE GND BUT DUE TO WIND DRIFT, WAS NOT OVER RWY CTRLINE. I MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CTL AS BEST AS POSSIBLE, SHUT DOWN THE ENG AND BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A STOP IN THE GRASS BTWN THE RWY AND TXWY (ONLY DAMAGE TO ACFT WAS BROKEN BRAKE PAD). EVACED PAX. THEY WERE OK AND AMAZINGLY THOUGHT IT WAS A 'GRAND ADVENTURE' AND CONGRATULATED ME ON A JOB WELL DONE. SO MUCH FOR AN INFORMED FLYING PUBLIC! CORRECTIVE ACTION: 1) MORE DRIFT CORRECTION ON A GAR, AND 2) DO NOT EXPECT TO SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISH A GAR IN A SINGLE ENG ACFT WITH A NORMALLY ASPIRATED ENG AT CLOSE TO MAX GROSS WT WITH HIGH DENSITY ALT ON A GUSTY, TURBULENT DAY.
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.