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A C172RG experiences a nose gear collapsing during a touch and go maneuver during a training session with a student pilot and instructor pilot. Aircraft then has a propeller strike and skids to a halt, on its nose.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 411930 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pvu |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 374 flight time type : 21 |
| ASRS Report | 411930 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| 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 giving instruction on complex procedures. It was the student's first lesson on complex procedures. We were using runway 18 with wind at 150 degrees at 13 KTS gusting 23 KTS. The student had quickly grasped the cc gumps routine and had performed the last few lndgs flawlessly. We had been up 1.3 hours and were focusing on crosswind landing techniques. After landing, the student cleaned up the airplane and was applying power. As back pressure was put in the nose gear came up, resulting in a propeller strike and the plane skidding to a halt about 15 yards down the runway. Neither myself or the student was injured. The plane did not sustain substantial damage. Upon inspecting the plane the gear handle was found in the up position. I did not see the student pull the gear handle and he has no recollection of touching it during the cleaning up of the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172RG EXPERIENCES A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING DURING A TOUCH AND GO MANEUVER DURING A TRAINING SESSION WITH A STUDENT PLT AND INSTRUCTOR PLT. ACFT THEN HAS A PROP STRIKE AND SKIDS TO A HALT, ON ITS NOSE.
Narrative: I WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION ON COMPLEX PROCS. IT WAS THE STUDENT'S FIRST LESSON ON COMPLEX PROCS. WE WERE USING RWY 18 WITH WIND AT 150 DEGS AT 13 KTS GUSTING 23 KTS. THE STUDENT HAD QUICKLY GRASPED THE CC GUMPS ROUTINE AND HAD PERFORMED THE LAST FEW LNDGS FLAWLESSLY. WE HAD BEEN UP 1.3 HRS AND WERE FOCUSING ON XWIND LNDG TECHNIQUES. AFTER LNDG, THE STUDENT CLEANED UP THE AIRPLANE AND WAS APPLYING PWR. AS BACK PRESSURE WAS PUT IN THE NOSE GEAR CAME UP, RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE AND THE PLANE SKIDDING TO A HALT ABOUT 15 YARDS DOWN THE RWY. NEITHER MYSELF OR THE STUDENT WAS INJURED. THE PLANE DID NOT SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. UPON INSPECTING THE PLANE THE GEAR HANDLE WAS FOUND IN THE UP POS. I DID NOT SEE THE STUDENT PULL THE GEAR HANDLE AND HE HAS NO RECOLLECTION OF TOUCHING IT DURING THE CLEANING UP OF THE ACFT.
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.