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M20 pilot experiences windshear during landing with strong gusting crosswinds. A go-around is initiated and practice approaches are conducted at another airport before returning to home base to discover the propeller tips are bent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 976658 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Propeller Blade |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 5000 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
[I was] making a crosswind landing [with] wind [at] 18 gusting to 28 [KTS] and experienced windshear as I approached the runway; left wing down; right rudder. The airplane dropped. I added full power and executed a [touch and go] takeoff. I was not aware of any damage and continued to fly to another airport for practice ILS approaches. Upon landing back at home base and after shutting down the aircraft; I noticed that the blade tips were bent. While flying I experienced no vibration; nor any unusual flight characteristics. I was surprised to see that there was any damage at all. In the morning I reported the incident to my mechanic and he said he would repair the prop and send out the engine for inspection. According to part 830 [in the] far/aim; a prop strike is not considered a reportable incident. This morning; mr. X from the state airport corporation came to the airport and said he was here to investigate the accident. He demanded that I surrender my FAA license and medical (not just show it to him). I also wanted to call AOPA legal first. Inspector X was adamant; but I called anyway and did not hand over my documents until he promised he would return them immediately after making photo copies. The AOPA lawyer said to refer everything to him. Inspector X said he was going to call the state police and have me arrested. I am about to leave the airport and see if I get arrested.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: M20 pilot experiences windshear during landing with strong gusting crosswinds. A go-around is initiated and practice approaches are conducted at another airport before returning to home base to discover the propeller tips are bent.
Narrative: [I was] making a crosswind landing [with] wind [at] 18 gusting to 28 [KTS] and experienced windshear as I approached the runway; left wing down; right rudder. The airplane dropped. I added full power and executed a [touch and go] takeoff. I was not aware of any damage and continued to fly to another airport for practice ILS approaches. Upon landing back at home base and after shutting down the aircraft; I noticed that the blade tips were bent. While flying I experienced no vibration; nor any unusual flight characteristics. I was surprised to see that there was any damage at all. In the morning I reported the incident to my Mechanic and he said he would repair the prop and send out the engine for inspection. According to Part 830 [in the] FAR/AIM; a prop strike is not considered a reportable incident. This morning; Mr. X from the State Airport Corporation came to the airport and said he was here to investigate the accident. He demanded that I surrender my FAA license and medical (not just show it to him). I also wanted to call AOPA legal first. Inspector X was adamant; but I called anyway and did not hand over my documents until he promised he would return them immediately after making photo copies. The AOPA lawyer said to refer everything to him. Inspector X said he was going to call the State Police and have me arrested. I am about to leave the airport and see if I get arrested.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.