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A lancair iv, very high time ATP-rated pilot, employed improper landing techniques, landing with a tailwind at vgt.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 613927 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vgt.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 613927 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Winds at vgt were gusting from different directions as much as 25 KTS. I added some airspeed on final approach because of the gusts. I believe the wind swung around to the tail, making my ground speed excessive. I touched down on the main gear then ballooned. The nose gear sheared off just above the housing that holds the wheel. On the next touchdown, the propeller then struck the runway and the aircraft came to a stop on the runway. The only visible damage was to the propeller and the nose gear. I believe the landing runway should have been in the opposite direction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LANCAIR IV, VERY HIGH TIME ATP-RATED PLT, EMPLOYED IMPROPER LNDG TECHNIQUES, LNDG WITH A TAILWIND AT VGT.
Narrative: WINDS AT VGT WERE GUSTING FROM DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AS MUCH AS 25 KTS. I ADDED SOME AIRSPD ON FINAL APCH BECAUSE OF THE GUSTS. I BELIEVE THE WIND SWUNG AROUND TO THE TAIL, MAKING MY GND SPD EXCESSIVE. I TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR THEN BALLOONED. THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF JUST ABOVE THE HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL. ON THE NEXT TOUCHDOWN, THE PROP THEN STRUCK THE RWY AND THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RWY. THE ONLY VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS TO THE PROP AND THE NOSE GEAR. I BELIEVE THE LNDG RWY SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
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.