<< >> NASA ASRS Report 373753, July 1997

Instructor report of landing which resulted in a nose over condition with propeller strike, student pilot at controls. Aircraft was conventional gear C140.

Attributes
ACN	373753
Time
Date	199707
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : day
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 140
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	373753
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was acting as flight instructor on a dual lesson in a C140. On landing roll, student pilot was correcting for a left turn on rollout when a ground loop became noticeable. Insufficient rudder and back pressure caused the aircraft to nose down resulting in a propeller strike. I failed to recover soon enough before the incident occurred. Immediately after engine stoppage, we shut off all switches and fuel. We lifted the aircraft off of the nose and back to '3' point position and began to push aircraft off the runway. Soon after, fire crews assisted with moving the aircraft. This aircraft incident can be prevented in the future with more training on grass runways. In addition, sooner response by the flight instructor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR RPT OF LNDG WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER CONDITION WITH PROP STRIKE, STUDENT PLT AT CTLS. ACFT WAS CONVENTIONAL GEAR C140.

Narrative: I WAS ACTING AS FLT INSTRUCTOR ON A DUAL LESSON IN A C140. ON LNDG ROLL, STUDENT PLT WAS CORRECTING FOR A L TURN ON ROLLOUT WHEN A GND LOOP BECAME NOTICEABLE. INSUFFICIENT RUDDER AND BACK PRESSURE CAUSED THE ACFT TO NOSE DOWN RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE. I FAILED TO RECOVER SOON ENOUGH BEFORE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENG STOPPAGE, WE SHUT OFF ALL SWITCHES AND FUEL. WE LIFTED THE ACFT OFF OF THE NOSE AND BACK TO '3' POINT POS AND BEGAN TO PUSH ACFT OFF THE RWY. SOON AFTER, FIRE CREWS ASSISTED WITH MOVING THE ACFT. THIS ACFT INCIDENT CAN BE PREVENTED IN THE FUTURE WITH MORE TRAINING ON GRASS RWYS. IN ADDITION, SOONER RESPONSE BY THE FLT INSTRUCTOR.

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.