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Pilot of a beech duchess, BE76, lost control of aircraft during landing resulting in a hard landing. Reporter pointed out to the instructor after parking, that the aircraft should be grounded for inspection of possible hard landing damage, and also to have a frayed shoulder harness replaced. However, his instructor declined to do so because too many aircraft were out for maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 379588 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : prc |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Duchess 76 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 200 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 379588 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During a normal flight in prc we had a very, very hard landing on the left main gear. We bounced over 10 ft in the air before 'flopping' down on all 3 wheels -- again very hard. Upon exiting the aircraft I noticed the right shoulder harness was frayed. I pointed this out to the instructor who declined to down the plane for a hard landing check and for the shoulder harness. I proceeded to urge him to do so. I was informed that he as PIC was the one to decide and he did not feel that the line could lose another aircraft to maintenance. I spoke with the in-house maintenance and had them check for hard landing and replace the seatbelt. Solution: any qualified pilot should have the authority/authorized to 'down' an aircraft if necessary and the line 'needing' the aircraft is no excuse to compromise safety -- especially if I am the one to fly it next.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A BEECH DUCHESS, BE76, LOST CTL OF ACFT DURING LNDG RESULTING IN A HARD LNDG. RPTR POINTED OUT TO THE INSTRUCTOR AFTER PARKING, THAT THE ACFT SHOULD BE GNDED FOR INSPECTION OF POSSIBLE HARD LNDG DAMAGE, AND ALSO TO HAVE A FRAYED SHOULDER HARNESS REPLACED. HOWEVER, HIS INSTRUCTOR DECLINED TO DO SO BECAUSE TOO MANY ACFT WERE OUT FOR MAINT.
Narrative: DURING A NORMAL FLT IN PRC WE HAD A VERY, VERY HARD LNDG ON THE L MAIN GEAR. WE BOUNCED OVER 10 FT IN THE AIR BEFORE 'FLOPPING' DOWN ON ALL 3 WHEELS -- AGAIN VERY HARD. UPON EXITING THE ACFT I NOTICED THE R SHOULDER HARNESS WAS FRAYED. I POINTED THIS OUT TO THE INSTRUCTOR WHO DECLINED TO DOWN THE PLANE FOR A HARD LNDG CHK AND FOR THE SHOULDER HARNESS. I PROCEEDED TO URGE HIM TO DO SO. I WAS INFORMED THAT HE AS PIC WAS THE ONE TO DECIDE AND HE DID NOT FEEL THAT THE LINE COULD LOSE ANOTHER ACFT TO MAINT. I SPOKE WITH THE IN-HOUSE MAINT AND HAD THEM CHK FOR HARD LNDG AND REPLACE THE SEATBELT. SOLUTION: ANY QUALIFIED PLT SHOULD HAVE THE AUTH TO 'DOWN' AN ACFT IF NECESSARY AND THE LINE 'NEEDING' THE ACFT IS NO EXCUSE TO COMPROMISE SAFETY -- ESPECIALLY IF I AM THE ONE TO FLY IT NEXT.
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.