<< >> NASA ASRS Report 386475, November 1997

Pilot of C401 has propeller strike at landing. He inspects and continues flight for 2 more legs. Later maintenance inspection indicates not airworthy.

Attributes
ACN	386475
Time
Date	199711
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 401
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 182 flight time total : 3813 flight time type : 744
ASRS Report	386475
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A minor propeller strike occurred on landing at stl. I inspected the propeller and found a 1/4 inch nick in 1 blade resembling a stone nick. Propeller had paint scraped from the leading edge of all 3 blades. There was no movement of any blades discernible upon close inspection. I determined the aircraft was not unairworthy and flew the aircraft to toledo with a stop in indianapolis. No incident of safety arose from this flight. Subsequently, propeller was found to be unsafe for flight by inspection of hub. In future, I will not move an airplane after even minor propeller strike.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF C401 HAS PROP STRIKE AT LNDG. HE INSPECTS AND CONTINUES FLT FOR 2 MORE LEGS. LATER MAINT INSPECTION INDICATES NOT AIRWORTHY.

Narrative: A MINOR PROP STRIKE OCCURRED ON LNDG AT STL. I INSPECTED THE PROP AND FOUND A 1/4 INCH NICK IN 1 BLADE RESEMBLING A STONE NICK. PROP HAD PAINT SCRAPED FROM THE LEADING EDGE OF ALL 3 BLADES. THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF ANY BLADES DISCERNIBLE UPON CLOSE INSPECTION. I DETERMINED THE ACFT WAS NOT UNAIRWORTHY AND FLEW THE ACFT TO TOLEDO WITH A STOP IN INDIANAPOLIS. NO INCIDENT OF SAFETY AROSE FROM THIS FLT. SUBSEQUENTLY, PROP WAS FOUND TO BE UNSAFE FOR FLT BY INSPECTION OF HUB. IN FUTURE, I WILL NOT MOVE AN AIRPLANE AFTER EVEN MINOR PROP STRIKE.

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.