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Captain pilot, completing night currency takeoff and lndgs, lost control of aircraft during landing, touchdown and collapsing the nose gear and bending the propeller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 431436 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mky.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 235 flight time type : 19 |
| ASRS Report | 431436 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was completing my night currency. The wind on final was variable and very gusty. At touchdown the plane bounced. At the next touchdown the nosewheel collapsed, bending the propeller, and skidded to a stop. Very gusty wind on final and touchdown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT PLT, COMPLETING NIGHT CURRENCY TKOF AND LNDGS, LOST CTL OF ACFT DURING LNDG, TOUCHDOWN AND COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND BENDING THE PROP.
Narrative: I WAS COMPLETING MY NIGHT CURRENCY. THE WIND ON FINAL WAS VARIABLE AND VERY GUSTY. AT TOUCHDOWN THE PLANE BOUNCED. AT THE NEXT TOUCHDOWN THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED, BENDING THE PROP, AND SKIDDED TO A STOP. VERY GUSTY WIND ON FINAL AND TOUCHDOWN.
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.