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Air carrier small transport encounters low level wind shear landing resulting in hard landing with minor damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 104788 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198902 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stt |
| State Reference | VI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : stt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 7850 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 104788 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 104789 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Stt, known for turbulence, was reporting wind shear all quadrants. The large carriers had suspended flts temporarily. Local traffic was operative. We landed there earlier. Upon return, at decision height, experienced a severe updraft and subsequent downdraft. We elected to go around. Even with full power in takeoff mode, we lost all lift and experienced a hard landing. With full power we taxied off runway and found that left shock rubber plug, one of two, was damaged. Our company thereupon cancelled all flts. Continued with poor results, then suspended also. When WX improved all went back to normal. Our maintenance came over, replaced the rubber plug and aircraft was flown home. It is now going through a hard landing inspection for which I wrote in discrepancy log.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR SMT ENCOUNTERS LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR LNDG RESULTING IN HARD LNDG WITH MINOR DAMAGE.
Narrative: STT, KNOWN FOR TURB, WAS RPTING WIND SHEAR ALL QUADRANTS. THE LARGE CARRIERS HAD SUSPENDED FLTS TEMPORARILY. LCL TFC WAS OPERATIVE. WE LANDED THERE EARLIER. UPON RETURN, AT DECISION HEIGHT, EXPERIENCED A SEVERE UPDRAFT AND SUBSEQUENT DOWNDRAFT. WE ELECTED TO GO AROUND. EVEN WITH FULL PWR IN TKOF MODE, WE LOST ALL LIFT AND EXPERIENCED A HARD LNDG. WITH FULL PWR WE TAXIED OFF RWY AND FOUND THAT LEFT SHOCK RUBBER PLUG, ONE OF TWO, WAS DAMAGED. OUR COMPANY THEREUPON CANCELLED ALL FLTS. CONTINUED WITH POOR RESULTS, THEN SUSPENDED ALSO. WHEN WX IMPROVED ALL WENT BACK TO NORMAL. OUR MAINT CAME OVER, REPLACED THE RUBBER PLUG AND ACFT WAS FLOWN HOME. IT IS NOW GOING THROUGH A HARD LNDG INSPECTION FOR WHICH I WROTE IN DISCREPANCY LOG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.