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A VFR C210 encountered windshear during night approach to elp. Pilot retracted gear on go around; before adding full power; and propeller struck runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 701880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : elp.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 2 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Weather Elements | Windshear other |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : elp.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 42 flight time total : 2471 flight time type : 2460 |
| ASRS Report | 701880 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Approach advised a dust storm was approaching elp from the west and winds were shifting to 250 degrees at 20 KTS gusting to 27 KTS. I was directed to use runway 26 in lieu of assigned runway 22 to favor the wind direction. On final approach leg of runway 26 with runway sequence lights in sight; I started to descend. Several mi out; tower advised winds have picked up to 28 KTS gusting to 38 KTS out of 250-260 degrees and windshears were present. I looked up and the VASI lights were all red and I was dropping too fast. I retracted the gear and added power and pulled up. The plane was very hard to keep level as I crossed the numbers. A horn came on which I thought was the stall warning. I added a little power and the propeller struck the runway. I pulled up; added more power; radioed the tower for a quick 360 degree go around as VMC was quickly deteriorating; extended the gear; and landed and taxied to the FBO.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A VFR C210 ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR DURING NIGHT APCH TO ELP. PLT RETRACTED GEAR ON GAR; BEFORE ADDING FULL PWR; AND PROP STRUCK RWY.
Narrative: APCH ADVISED A DUST STORM WAS APCHING ELP FROM THE W AND WINDS WERE SHIFTING TO 250 DEGS AT 20 KTS GUSTING TO 27 KTS. I WAS DIRECTED TO USE RWY 26 IN LIEU OF ASSIGNED RWY 22 TO FAVOR THE WIND DIRECTION. ON FINAL APCH LEG OF RWY 26 WITH RWY SEQUENCE LIGHTS IN SIGHT; I STARTED TO DSND. SEVERAL MI OUT; TWR ADVISED WINDS HAVE PICKED UP TO 28 KTS GUSTING TO 38 KTS OUT OF 250-260 DEGS AND WINDSHEARS WERE PRESENT. I LOOKED UP AND THE VASI LIGHTS WERE ALL RED AND I WAS DROPPING TOO FAST. I RETRACTED THE GEAR AND ADDED PWR AND PULLED UP. THE PLANE WAS VERY HARD TO KEEP LEVEL AS I CROSSED THE NUMBERS. A HORN CAME ON WHICH I THOUGHT WAS THE STALL WARNING. I ADDED A LITTLE PWR AND THE PROP STRUCK THE RWY. I PULLED UP; ADDED MORE PWR; RADIOED THE TWR FOR A QUICK 360 DEG GAR AS VMC WAS QUICKLY DETERIORATING; EXTENDED THE GEAR; AND LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE FBO.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.