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BE24 hard landing after attempted recovery from a bounced landing results in damage to nose gear and propeller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 622773 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : elo.airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Musketeer 23 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 116 flight time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 622773 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
On the time of landing, wind was 310 degrees, 8 KTS gusting 20 KTS, variable between 270 degrees and 340 degrees. Density altitude was 3000 ft. Landed with 20 degree flaps, normal approach speed. Flare was late and resulted in a bounce off of mains and possibly the nose gear. The aircraft climbed to 15-20 ft and descended in a level attitude and landed a second time, at which time the nose gear broke off. The propeller struck and the plane skidded to a stop just left off centerline. There was no fire and no injuries to the 1 occupant. Human performance considerations: pilot should have arrested descent more and flared before initial contact and should have flared for second contact. Contributing factors are wind gusts, age of aircraft (beech A24R) used as a trainer which may have resulted in metal fatigue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE24 HARD LNDG AFTER ATTEMPTED RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LNDG RESULTS IN DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR AND PROP.
Narrative: ON THE TIME OF LNDG, WIND WAS 310 DEGS, 8 KTS GUSTING 20 KTS, VARIABLE BETWEEN 270 DEGS AND 340 DEGS. DENSITY ALT WAS 3000 FT. LANDED WITH 20 DEG FLAPS, NORMAL APCH SPD. FLARE WAS LATE AND RESULTED IN A BOUNCE OFF OF MAINS AND POSSIBLY THE NOSE GEAR. THE ACFT CLBED TO 15-20 FT AND DSNDED IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE AND LANDED A SECOND TIME, AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF. THE PROP STRUCK AND THE PLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP JUST L OFF CTRLINE. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO INJURIES TO THE 1 OCCUPANT. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: PLT SHOULD HAVE ARRESTED DSCNT MORE AND FLARED BEFORE INITIAL CONTACT AND SHOULD HAVE FLARED FOR SECOND CONTACT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE WIND GUSTS, AGE OF ACFT (BEECH A24R) USED AS A TRAINER WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN METAL FATIGUE.
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.