Student pilot and flight instructor in BE23 flare high during night landing practice. Subsequent har...

Attributes
ACN	612211
Time
Date	200403
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwk.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pwk.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Sundowner 23
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 454 flight time type : 57
ASRS Report	612211
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While practicing night lndgs with a student at pwk airport, the student completed 3 lndgs with only minor problems to correct. On the final landing, the student flew a normal approach to landing. The student then flared high causing a firm, but not exceptionally hard landing. On touchdown, a bang was heard in the aircraft, and the nose swung 20 degrees to the left. This was easily corrected and the aircraft came to an abrupt stop on the runway. Initially believing that the problem was just a blown tire, we attempted to move the aircraft off the runway. When it became apparent that the aircraft would not move, line service was called to tow the aircraft away and the aircraft shut down. The chief pilot was then contacted and the decision made to tow the aircraft to the hangar. There were no injuries among the occupants of the aircraft and due to light winds, there was no apparent side load on the gear. The accident could have been avoided by initiating a go around. However, the flare was not so high above the runway to cause concern over how hard the landing would be.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT AND FLT INSTRUCTOR IN BE23 FLARE HIGH DURING NIGHT LNDG PRACTICE. SUBSEQUENT HARD LNDG DAMAGES MAIN LNDG GEAR AND ACFT MUST BE TOWED OFF RWY.

Narrative: WHILE PRACTICING NIGHT LNDGS WITH A STUDENT AT PWK ARPT, THE STUDENT COMPLETED 3 LNDGS WITH ONLY MINOR PROBS TO CORRECT. ON THE FINAL LNDG, THE STUDENT FLEW A NORMAL APCH TO LNDG. THE STUDENT THEN FLARED HIGH CAUSING A FIRM, BUT NOT EXCEPTIONALLY HARD LNDG. ON TOUCHDOWN, A BANG WAS HEARD IN THE ACFT, AND THE NOSE SWUNG 20 DEGS TO THE L. THIS WAS EASILY CORRECTED AND THE ACFT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP ON THE RWY. INITIALLY BELIEVING THAT THE PROB WAS JUST A BLOWN TIRE, WE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE ACFT OFF THE RWY. WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT MOVE, LINE SVC WAS CALLED TO TOW THE ACFT AWAY AND THE ACFT SHUT DOWN. THE CHIEF PLT WAS THEN CONTACTED AND THE DECISION MADE TO TOW THE ACFT TO THE HANGAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AMONG THE OCCUPANTS OF THE ACFT AND DUE TO LIGHT WINDS, THERE WAS NO APPARENT SIDE LOAD ON THE GEAR. THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY INITIATING A GAR. HOWEVER, THE FLARE WAS NOT SO HIGH ABOVE THE RWY TO CAUSE CONCERN OVER HOW HARD THE LNDG WOULD BE.

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.

Student pilot and flight instructor in BE23 flare high during night landing practice. Subsequent hard landing damages main landing gear and aircraft must be towed off runway.