 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
An M20C caught in a wind gust at 50 ft on approach rolled up on its left wing. The right wingtip and propeller tips struck the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 759054 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Windshear |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 B/C Ranger |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 855 flight time type : 725 |
| ASRS Report | 759054 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
Landing on visual approach runway 6. Winds 10 KTS from 10 degrees. About 50 ft from landing big gust and shear lifted left wing creating unusual attitude. I leveled wings and applied full power for a go around. Right wing and propeller tips struck the runway. No property damage besides airplane occurred. No injuries were sustained.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN M20C CAUGHT IN A WIND GUST AT 50 FT ON APCH ROLLED UP ON ITS LEFT WING. THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND PROP TIPS STRUCK THE RWY.
Narrative: LNDG ON VISUAL APCH RWY 6. WINDS 10 KTS FROM 10 DEGS. ABOUT 50 FT FROM LNDG BIG GUST AND SHEAR LIFTED L WING CREATING UNUSUAL ATTITUDE. I LEVELED WINGS AND APPLIED FULL PWR FOR A GAR. R WING AND PROP TIPS STRUCK THE RWY. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE BESIDES AIRPLANE OCCURRED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.
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.