<< >> NASA ASRS Report 519172, July 2001

Piper PA34 lost control of aircraft during landing in gusty wind conditions resulting in propeller strikes of both propellers during several bounces.

Attributes
ACN	519172
Time
Date	200107
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oun.airport
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oun.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-34-220T Turbo Seneca III
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 46 flight time total : 1050 flight time type : 96
ASRS Report	519172
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Winds 200 degrees at 14 KTS gusting to 18-20 KTS, runway 21. Hot day. Airplane within weight and balance. Rapid descent last 15-20 ft, hard landing, bounce, then 4 bounces, 2 right propeller strikes. Uneventful 45 min flight led up to this landing. Other reporting gusty lndgs approach end of runway 21 to tower.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIPER PA34 LOST CTL OF ACFT DURING LNDG IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS RESULTING IN PROP STRIKES OF BOTH PROPS DURING SEVERAL BOUNCES.

Narrative: WINDS 200 DEGS AT 14 KTS GUSTING TO 18-20 KTS, RWY 21. HOT DAY. AIRPLANE WITHIN WT AND BAL. RAPID DSCNT LAST 15-20 FT, HARD LNDG, BOUNCE, THEN 4 BOUNCES, 2 R PROP STRIKES. UNEVENTFUL 45 MIN FLT LED UP TO THIS LNDG. OTHER RPTING GUSTY LNDGS APCH END OF RWY 21 TO TWR.

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.