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Propeller strike when a dyke delta private pilot loses control of his aircraft after touchdown, nose gear collapses and a runway excursion ensues at hhr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 636990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hhr.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phl.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Amateur (Home) Built |
| 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 : 4 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 2.5 |
| ASRS Report | 636990 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway ground encounters other other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft made smooth touchdown. About 2 seconds after touchdown, aircraft began to porpoise. Nose landing gear retracted, propeller hit runway. Steered aircraft off runway and stopped. No injuries to personnel in aircraft or on ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PROP STRIKE WHEN A DYKE DELTA PVT PLT LOSES CTL OF HIS ACFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSES AND A RWY EXCURSION ENSUES AT HHR.
Narrative: ACFT MADE SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN. ABOUT 2 SECONDS AFTER TOUCHDOWN, ACFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE. NOSE LNDG GEAR RETRACTED, PROP HIT RWY. STEERED ACFT OFF RWY AND STOPPED. NO INJURIES TO PERSONNEL IN ACFT OR ON GND.
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.