Beech bonanza 35A pilot lost control during landing in strong gusty surface windshear resulting in h...

Attributes
ACN	539138
Time
Date	200202
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll landing : go around
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 600
ASRS Report	539138
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical excursion : runway ground encounters other inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I listened to AWOS at ijx on 108.6 and the pittsfield on 118.5W. It was clear sky, 10 mi visibility and gusting winds from the south on the surface 20-29 KTS. I chose to land runway 13. While on final the wind was really very strong and gusting. I had a speed of 95-100 mi indicated, mixture and propeller all the way forward. At the threshold there was a sudden change in the speed to 60 KTS. I pushed the throttle forward -- a gust of wind pointed the nose to the left as I pulled up to go around. The aircraft apparently touched the ground and some runway lights in an attitude that I could not see very well momentarily and then I was wings level and climbing. I believe that all this happened due to a windshear followed by a strong gust of wind from the right, with the aircraft now moving slower and not responding to input as well. I then proceeded to go around and made another approach and landed runway 13. When I stopped at the gas pump, to my surprise I had a bent propeller at the tips and some buckling of the flaps, which were lowered all the way for the landing. Damage from contact with ground/lights? Pittsfield airport is a non tower facility and there was no one there about XA00 on sunday. It is hard to cope with nature's strong physical challenges. Wish my speed was a bit faster at the threshold.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BEECH BONANZA 35A PLT LOST CTL DURING LNDG IN STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDSHEAR RESULTING IN HITTING 2 RWY EDGE LIGHTS BEFORE GOING AROUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY LNDG WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DIFFICULTY. THE ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND FLAPS.

Narrative: I LISTENED TO AWOS AT IJX ON 108.6 AND THE PITTSFIELD ON 118.5W. IT WAS CLR SKY, 10 MI VISIBILITY AND GUSTING WINDS FROM THE S ON THE SURFACE 20-29 KTS. I CHOSE TO LAND RWY 13. WHILE ON FINAL THE WIND WAS REALLY VERY STRONG AND GUSTING. I HAD A SPD OF 95-100 MI INDICATED, MIXTURE AND PROP ALL THE WAY FORWARD. AT THE THRESHOLD THERE WAS A SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE SPD TO 60 KTS. I PUSHED THE THROTTLE FORWARD -- A GUST OF WIND POINTED THE NOSE TO THE L AS I PULLED UP TO GO AROUND. THE ACFT APPARENTLY TOUCHED THE GND AND SOME RWY LIGHTS IN AN ATTITUDE THAT I COULD NOT SEE VERY WELL MOMENTARILY AND THEN I WAS WINGS LEVEL AND CLBING. I BELIEVE THAT ALL THIS HAPPENED DUE TO A WINDSHEAR FOLLOWED BY A STRONG GUST OF WIND FROM THE R, WITH THE ACFT NOW MOVING SLOWER AND NOT RESPONDING TO INPUT AS WELL. I THEN PROCEEDED TO GO AROUND AND MADE ANOTHER APCH AND LANDED RWY 13. WHEN I STOPPED AT THE GAS PUMP, TO MY SURPRISE I HAD A BENT PROP AT THE TIPS AND SOME BUCKLING OF THE FLAPS, WHICH WERE LOWERED ALL THE WAY FOR THE LNDG. DAMAGE FROM CONTACT WITH GND/LIGHTS? PITTSFIELD ARPT IS A NON TWR FACILITY AND THERE WAS NO ONE THERE ABOUT XA00 ON SUNDAY. IT IS HARD TO COPE WITH NATURE'S STRONG PHYSICAL CHALLENGES. WISH MY SPD WAS A BIT FASTER AT THE THRESHOLD.

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.

Beech bonanza 35A pilot lost control during landing in strong gusty surface windshear resulting in hitting 2 runway edge lights before going around and subsequently landing without any further difficulty. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller and flaps.