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A small aircraft pilot bounced his aircraft during crosswind landing and while attempting to salvage the landing bounced and ground looped off the runway into a ravine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 773258 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| 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 : 45 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 630 |
| ASRS Report | 773258 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flight to practice crosswind lndgs. Second landing; bounced and applied power and decided to recover landing rather than go around. After stabilizing landing; pulled power and aircraft dropped several ft and bounced and started rotation toward ground loop. Straightened with rudder but left runway at midpoint where there is a 10 ft ravine. Aircraft hit and bent right gear leg and propeller contacted mud. Engine did not stop but vibration indicated propeller damage. Should have gone around!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SMA PILOT BOUNCED HIS ACFT DURING XWIND LNDG AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SALVAGE THE LNDG BOUNCED AND GND LOOPED OFF THE RWY INTO A RAVINE.
Narrative: FLT TO PRACTICE XWIND LNDGS. SECOND LNDG; BOUNCED AND APPLIED PWR AND DECIDED TO RECOVER LNDG RATHER THAN GO AROUND. AFTER STABILIZING LNDG; PULLED PWR AND ACFT DROPPED SEVERAL FT AND BOUNCED AND STARTED ROTATION TOWARD GND LOOP. STRAIGHTENED WITH RUDDER BUT LEFT RWY AT MIDPOINT WHERE THERE IS A 10 FT RAVINE. ACFT HIT AND BENT R GEAR LEG AND PROP CONTACTED MUD. ENG DID NOT STOP BUT VIBRATION INDICATED PROP DAMAGE. SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.