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Technam sierra instructor pilot describes a hard night landing that results in nose gear collapse as the aircraft is taxied off the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 987511 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201201 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Sierra 24 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 1800 Flight Crew Type 30 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Cleared to land by tower on runway 20. Student handling aircraft controls; rounded out too high owing to visual illusion from 'wider than usual runway'. Instructor added forward pressure to elevator control on two occasions; once on short final and once again during flare to minimize sink rate. Instructor failed to add power - initial approach had been too high so power had been reduced to idle. [We had a] hard landing on main wheels followed by 'normal' roll out for around 1;000 ft to exit on taxiway C. On clearing the active runway with minimal braking and just prior to performing 'after landing procedures'; nose wheel collapsed causing a prop strike; ground speed almost zero. Aircraft engine secured; especially fuel. No injuries to either occupant. Ground control advised. Aircraft recovered by local FBO and towed to apron.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Technam Sierra Instructor pilot describes a hard night landing that results in nose gear collapse as the aircraft is taxied off the runway.
Narrative: Cleared to land by Tower on Runway 20. Student handling aircraft controls; rounded out too high owing to visual illusion from 'wider than usual runway'. Instructor added forward pressure to elevator control on two occasions; once on short final and once again during flare to minimize sink rate. Instructor failed to add power - initial approach had been too high so power had been reduced to idle. [We had a] hard landing on main wheels followed by 'normal' roll out for around 1;000 FT to exit on Taxiway C. On clearing the active runway with minimal braking and just prior to performing 'after landing procedures'; nose wheel collapsed causing a prop strike; ground speed almost zero. Aircraft engine secured; especially fuel. No injuries to either occupant. Ground Control advised. Aircraft recovered by local FBO and towed to apron.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.