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A C172 pilot reports a propeller strike on landing following a high speed touch down and a brake application that pitched the aircraft into the propeller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 746350 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 7.8 flight time total : 162.8 flight time type : 18.5 |
| ASRS Report | 746350 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was practicing full stop taxi-back lndgs on runway 26L. The conditions: wind 250 degrees at 10 KTS. Unlimited ceiling and visibility. I had completed 8 uneventful takeoffs and lndgs prior to the incident. I had already decided this was my last go at the landing. There was nothing unusual in approach or flare. As I touched down; I was slightly left of centerline and had too much speed. The plane was drifting left and headed off the runway. I overcorrected and hit right rudder with brakes. The plane pitched forward momentarily and I heard the scraping of the propeller. Following the propeller strike; I taxied the plane back to the ramp with no other event. In my evaluate of the incident; 2 factors became obvious contributors to the incident; speed at touchdown and overcorrection with brake.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PILOT REPORTS A PROP STRIKE ON LNDG FOLLOWING A HIGH SPEED TOUCH DOWN AND A BRAKE APPLICATION THAT PITCHED THE ACFT INTO THE PROP.
Narrative: I WAS PRACTICING FULL STOP TAXI-BACK LNDGS ON RWY 26L. THE CONDITIONS: WIND 250 DEGS AT 10 KTS. UNLIMITED CEILING AND VISIBILITY. I HAD COMPLETED 8 UNEVENTFUL TKOFS AND LNDGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. I HAD ALREADY DECIDED THIS WAS MY LAST GO AT THE LNDG. THERE WAS NOTHING UNUSUAL IN APCH OR FLARE. AS I TOUCHED DOWN; I WAS SLIGHTLY L OF CTRLINE AND HAD TOO MUCH SPD. THE PLANE WAS DRIFTING L AND HEADED OFF THE RWY. I OVERCORRECTED AND HIT R RUDDER WITH BRAKES. THE PLANE PITCHED FORWARD MOMENTARILY AND I HEARD THE SCRAPING OF THE PROP. FOLLOWING THE PROP STRIKE; I TAXIED THE PLANE BACK TO THE RAMP WITH NO OTHER EVENT. IN MY EVAL OF THE INCIDENT; 2 FACTORS BECAME OBVIOUS CONTRIBUTORS TO THE INCIDENT; SPD AT TOUCHDOWN AND OVERCORRECTION WITH BRAKE.
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.