Narrative:

After dropping off my student at a different airport, guerrero negro, in baja, mexico, I proceeded solo to bahia de los angeles, also in baja, mexico. The airport is uncontrolled, approximately 4600 ft long, 11 ft uphill on one side, and an 8 ft uphill approach from the other. There is loose gravel, as well as paved surface. It is up high on a plateau. There are mountains on one side, and the sea of cortez on the other. It was extremely windy, with 90 degree xwinds, or so, from the sea. After 2 360 degree turns, and 1 500 ft low approach, I made an attempted landing and realized (no windsock too...) I had a high ground speed, probable tailwind component, so I executed a go around. I was landing on runway 33 on the 11 ft uphill side. I applied full power, retracted the gear, and put up flaps. I had a large GPS, and it fell and hit me off of the dash. I do not consider that as much of a distraction. I was purposely executing a shallow climb out up the slope of the runway, and contacted the runway with the tips of the propellers. I was able to go around in the pattern and land softly. I believe the combination of tailwind, possible down drafts/windshear from the extremely windy and turbulence WX, coupled with my early retraction of the gear and flaps, all contributed to the propeller strike. I believe that a later retraction of gear and keeping last increment of flaps would have helped prevent the incident. Also, a more thorough evaluation of the windshear effects, by more low approachs might have helped. The airport was deserted as well.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C310 PLT, EXECUTING A GAR FROM AN UPHILL SLOPING RWY AT BAHIA DE LOS ANGELES, BAJA, MEXICO, IMPACTED THE PROP TIPS WHILE FLYING 10 FT ABOVE THE RWY.

Narrative: AFTER DROPPING OFF MY STUDENT AT A DIFFERENT ARPT, GUERRERO NEGRO, IN BAJA, MEXICO, I PROCEEDED SOLO TO BAHIA DE LOS ANGELES, ALSO IN BAJA, MEXICO. THE ARPT IS UNCTLED, APPROX 4600 FT LONG, 11 FT UPHILL ON ONE SIDE, AND AN 8 FT UPHILL APCH FROM THE OTHER. THERE IS LOOSE GRAVEL, AS WELL AS PAVED SURFACE. IT IS UP HIGH ON A PLATEAU. THERE ARE MOUNTAINS ON ONE SIDE, AND THE SEA OF CORTEZ ON THE OTHER. IT WAS EXTREMELY WINDY, WITH 90 DEG XWINDS, OR SO, FROM THE SEA. AFTER 2 360 DEG TURNS, AND 1 500 FT LOW APCH, I MADE AN ATTEMPTED LNDG AND REALIZED (NO WINDSOCK TOO...) I HAD A HIGH GND SPD, PROBABLE TAILWIND COMPONENT, SO I EXECUTED A GAR. I WAS LNDG ON RWY 33 ON THE 11 FT UPHILL SIDE. I APPLIED FULL PWR, RETRACTED THE GEAR, AND PUT UP FLAPS. I HAD A LARGE GPS, AND IT FELL AND HIT ME OFF OF THE DASH. I DO NOT CONSIDER THAT AS MUCH OF A DISTR. I WAS PURPOSELY EXECUTING A SHALLOW CLBOUT UP THE SLOPE OF THE RWY, AND CONTACTED THE RWY WITH THE TIPS OF THE PROPS. I WAS ABLE TO GO AROUND IN THE PATTERN AND LAND SOFTLY. I BELIEVE THE COMBINATION OF TAILWIND, POSSIBLE DOWN DRAFTS/WINDSHEAR FROM THE EXTREMELY WINDY AND TURB WX, COUPLED WITH MY EARLY RETRACTION OF THE GEAR AND FLAPS, ALL CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROP STRIKE. I BELIEVE THAT A LATER RETRACTION OF GEAR AND KEEPING LAST INCREMENT OF FLAPS WOULD HAVE HELPED PREVENT THE INCIDENT. ALSO, A MORE THOROUGH EVALUATION OF THE WINDSHEAR EFFECTS, BY MORE LOW APCHS MIGHT HAVE HELPED. THE ARPT WAS DESERTED AS WELL.

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.