PA44 instructor and trainee had hard landing.

Attributes
ACN	444218
Time
Date	199907
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sua.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sua.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 546 flight time type : 85
ASRS Report	444218
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Situation: intentional aborted takeoff at low altitude for mei training purposes. Ip and sp (me) briefed sequence of events. Performed short field climb to approximately 100 ft AGL and retarded throttles to idle. Aircraft was in clean confign, gear down and flaps up. Human factors: did not believe rate of descent would be so great, was lacking in judgement to attempt the maneuver here, rather than at altitude. Had stall warning horn twice on descent, each time I reduced the aoa by lowering the nose a little. Tried to save a little airspeed for the flare, but did not get to flare much before we touched down. Was able to stop aircraft on centerline. We knew we had hit hard, and had trouble with directional control while taxiing. We shut down to inspect, but I did not notice any obvious damage. We restarted and took off for one more circuit of the pattern, then returned to vero beach. The remainder of the flight seemed otherwise normal. We squawked the aircraft for a hard landing when we returned. Believe that the lesson for others is to try this maneuver at altitude, not at the airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA44 INSTRUCTOR AND TRAINEE HAD HARD LNDG.

Narrative: SITUATION: INTENTIONAL ABORTED TKOF AT LOW ALT FOR MEI TRAINING PURPOSES. IP AND SP (ME) BRIEFED SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. PERFORMED SHORT FIELD CLB TO APPROX 100 FT AGL AND RETARDED THROTTLES TO IDLE. ACFT WAS IN CLEAN CONFIGN, GEAR DOWN AND FLAPS UP. HUMAN FACTORS: DID NOT BELIEVE RATE OF DSCNT WOULD BE SO GREAT, WAS LACKING IN JUDGEMENT TO ATTEMPT THE MANEUVER HERE, RATHER THAN AT ALT. HAD STALL WARNING HORN TWICE ON DSCNT, EACH TIME I REDUCED THE AOA BY LOWERING THE NOSE A LITTLE. TRIED TO SAVE A LITTLE AIRSPD FOR THE FLARE, BUT DID NOT GET TO FLARE MUCH BEFORE WE TOUCHED DOWN. WAS ABLE TO STOP ACFT ON CTRLINE. WE KNEW WE HAD HIT HARD, AND HAD TROUBLE WITH DIRECTIONAL CTL WHILE TAXIING. WE SHUT DOWN TO INSPECT, BUT I DID NOT NOTICE ANY OBVIOUS DAMAGE. WE RESTARTED AND TOOK OFF FOR ONE MORE CIRCUIT OF THE PATTERN, THEN RETURNED TO VERO BEACH. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT SEEMED OTHERWISE NORMAL. WE SQUAWKED THE ACFT FOR A HARD LNDG WHEN WE RETURNED. BELIEVE THAT THE LESSON FOR OTHERS IS TO TRY THIS MANEUVER AT ALT, NOT AT THE ARPT.

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.