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B36 pilot has a malfunctioning engine while in the pattern, lands long, porpoises the aircraft and runs off the runway collapsing a main gear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 593996 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ccr.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 397.5 flight time type : 100.8 |
| ASRS Report | 593996 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway ground encounters other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I took off after a normal run-up and experienced no problems en route. I entered a downwind for runway at ZZZ and put my gear down abeam the numbers. I got a 3 green indication and then the engine stopped running. There was no indication of trouble prior to that. I was able to restart the engine by putting the auxiliary fuel pump on high but the engine ran rough. I was high on final approach but could not cut power until the landing was assured. I did not want to risk landing short. After porpoising a couple of times, I had a hard landing and the plane ran off the end of the runway. I swerved right to avoid hitting a fence. One main gear collapsed in the grass but there was no damage to propeller or nose gear. Both tanks were half full on landing. I did not want to attempt to go around with a questionable engine and student pilots in the pattern., I suspect the engine driven fuel pump failed but I won't know until after the insurance adjuster approves repairs. There was no contact and no injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B36 PLT HAS A MALFUNCTIONING ENG WHILE IN THE PATTERN, LANDS LONG, PORPOISES THE ACFT AND RUNS OFF THE RWY COLLAPSING A MAIN GEAR.
Narrative: I TOOK OFF AFTER A NORMAL RUN-UP AND EXPERIENCED NO PROBS ENRTE. I ENTERED A DOWNWIND FOR RWY AT ZZZ AND PUT MY GEAR DOWN ABEAM THE NUMBERS. I GOT A 3 GREEN INDICATION AND THEN THE ENG STOPPED RUNNING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF TROUBLE PRIOR TO THAT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENG BY PUTTING THE AUX FUEL PUMP ON HIGH BUT THE ENG RAN ROUGH. I WAS HIGH ON FINAL APCH BUT COULD NOT CUT PWR UNTIL THE LNDG WAS ASSURED. I DID NOT WANT TO RISK LNDG SHORT. AFTER PORPOISING A COUPLE OF TIMES, I HAD A HARD LNDG AND THE PLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY. I SWERVED R TO AVOID HITTING A FENCE. ONE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED IN THE GRASS BUT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PROP OR NOSE GEAR. BOTH TANKS WERE HALF FULL ON LNDG. I DID NOT WANT TO ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND WITH A QUESTIONABLE ENG AND STUDENT PLTS IN THE PATTERN., I SUSPECT THE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP FAILED BUT I WON'T KNOW UNTIL AFTER THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER APPROVES REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO CONTACT AND NO INJURIES.
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.