When a C-208 pilot opted to land on the grass 'adjacent to' the paved runway at a small uncontrolled...

Attributes
ACN	1031170
Time
Date	201208
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Caravan 208B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Main Gear Tire
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 1340 Flight Crew Type 32
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

As I was on final for runway 04 (hard surface) I elected to land on the adjacent grass runway in order to decrease the wear on the right main tire which was showing wear into the cords. The aircraft touched down without issues in the grass at approximately 75 KTS.as the aircraft continued to roll on the grass it encountered a slight change in surface/bump (a hard surface taxiway leading to runways 04/22). When the aircraft rolled over the taxiway; it became airborne. The aircraft then touched down on the other side of the taxiway; in the grass on three points of contact. The aircraft bounced on the three points a second time and the front nose wheel collapsed; causing the aircraft's engine to have a propeller strike; and come to a complete stop. At this point; the idle cut off; throttle and fuel selectors were turned off; as well as the battery power and stand-by power switches were placed in the off position. The single passenger and I exited the aircraft; and moved to the rear of the aircraft. The ELT was triggered; and was turned off after approximately five minutes. There were no injuries to the passenger; or myself. The state police as well as the local FSDO were notified and a report was filed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: When a C-208 pilot opted to land on the grass 'adjacent to' the paved runway at a small uncontrolled airport he lost control when the aircraft bounced while rolling over a crossing hard surface taxiway. When the aircraft touched down again the nose gear collapsed and the prop struck the ground. The reporter opted to land on the grass due to the worn condition of the right main gear tire.

Narrative: As I was on final for Runway 04 (hard surface) I elected to land on the adjacent grass runway in order to decrease the wear on the right main tire which was showing wear into the cords. The aircraft touched down without issues in the grass at approximately 75 KTS.As the aircraft continued to roll on the grass it encountered a slight change in surface/bump (a hard surface taxiway leading to Runways 04/22). When the aircraft rolled over the taxiway; it became airborne. The aircraft then touched down on the other side of the taxiway; in the grass on three points of contact. The aircraft bounced on the three points a second time and the front nose wheel collapsed; causing the aircraft's engine to have a propeller strike; and come to a complete stop. At this point; the idle cut off; throttle and fuel selectors were turned off; as well as the battery power and stand-by power switches were placed in the off position. The single passenger and I exited the aircraft; and moved to the rear of the aircraft. The ELT was triggered; and was turned off after approximately five minutes. There were no injuries to the passenger; or myself. The State police as well as the local FSDO were notified and a report was filed.

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.