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While on final approach to a grass strip; the pilot of a homebuilt biplane failed to add power when raising the nose to avoid trees on final and stalled. The aircraft contacted the ground upright; breaking the landing gear bungee cords and allowing the prop to strike the ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1202908 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201408 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Amateur/Home Built/Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 2 Flight Crew Total 297 Flight Crew Type 18 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Approaching to land over trees into my private grass airstrip I realized I was too low and pulled up without applying power which caused the aircraft speed to drop to below stall speed and fall to the ground. The impact broke the bungee cords in the undercarriage which allowed the prop to strike the ground. No significant damage to the airframe. No personal injury incurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: While on final approach to a grass strip; the pilot of a homebuilt biplane failed to add power when raising the nose to avoid trees on final and stalled. The aircraft contacted the ground upright; breaking the landing gear bungee cords and allowing the prop to strike the ground.
Narrative: Approaching to land over trees into my private grass airstrip I realized I was too low and pulled up without applying power which caused the aircraft speed to drop to below stall speed and fall to the ground. The impact broke the bungee cords in the undercarriage which allowed the prop to strike the ground. No significant damage to the airframe. No personal injury incurred.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.