 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A europa pilot with a flight instructor have a propeller strike after the flight instructor takes over and applies the brakes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 608041 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : poc.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 608041 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was receiving dual instruction from a CFI in an aircraft I was unfamiliar with. The europa uses a unique tailwheel/monowheel/outrigger landing gear confign described as 'requiring better than average skill' by my instructor. On several landing rollouts we made 10-20 degree departures from centerline. I am very familiar with tailwheel operations, but was having a hard time controling the plane. On the last landing, the instructor told me 'brake! Brake! Brake!' then finally applied the brake himself (it is a hand brake located between the seats). The aircraft tipped up and hit the propeller. We shut down, got out and pushed the plane off the runway. In retrospect, I think I should have used a pilot more familiar with the idiosyncrasies of this unique aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A EUROPA PLT WITH A FLT INSTRUCTOR HAVE A PROP STRIKE AFTER THE FLT INSTRUCTOR TAKES OVER AND APPLIES THE BRAKES.
Narrative: I WAS RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION FROM A CFI IN AN ACFT I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH. THE EUROPA USES A UNIQUE TAILWHEEL/MONOWHEEL/OUTRIGGER LNDG GEAR CONFIGN DESCRIBED AS 'REQUIRING BETTER THAN AVERAGE SKILL' BY MY INSTRUCTOR. ON SEVERAL LNDG ROLLOUTS WE MADE 10-20 DEG DEPS FROM CTRLINE. I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH TAILWHEEL OPS, BUT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME CTLING THE PLANE. ON THE LAST LNDG, THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD ME 'BRAKE! BRAKE! BRAKE!' THEN FINALLY APPLIED THE BRAKE HIMSELF (IT IS A HAND BRAKE LOCATED BTWN THE SEATS). THE ACFT TIPPED UP AND HIT THE PROP. WE SHUT DOWN, GOT OUT AND PUSHED THE PLANE OFF THE RWY. IN RETROSPECT, I THINK I SHOULD HAVE USED A PLT MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE IDIOSYNCRASIES OF THIS UNIQUE ACFT.
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.