A pipistrel virus pilot decided to fly his aircraft from the right seat because a left seat frayed r...

Attributes
ACN	1256526
Time
Date	201504
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	Amateur/Home Built/Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 6 Flight Crew Total 800 Flight Crew Type 358
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

This was the first time the pilot landed at this location. The pilot noticed earlier in the day that the right rudder was frayed. Although the pilot was accustomed to flying from the right side; he switched to the left to avoid any potential rudder pedal cable failures. Pilot was on short final when he reacted to a sudden wind shear. Pilot reacted improperly on the controls; confusing left with right side operation. The aircraft impacted hard bouncing once. The landing gear partially collapsed. The propeller struck the runway and both blades broke in half. There was no physical runway damage. After the aircraft stopped the pilot; unhurt; removed the debris from the runway and rolled the aircraft to a tie down and secured with rope.preventative measures would have been to get more acclimatization with the not-usual side in more benign weather conditions and more familiar airports.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Pipistrel Virus pilot decided to fly his aircraft from the right seat because a left seat frayed right rudder cable. During his first right seat landing he reacted improperly to a wind gust; lost control of the aircraft and damaged the landing gear and propeller.

Narrative: This was the first time the pilot landed at this location. The pilot noticed earlier in the day that the right rudder was frayed. Although the pilot was accustomed to flying from the right side; he switched to the left to avoid any potential rudder pedal cable failures. Pilot was on short final when he reacted to a sudden wind shear. Pilot reacted improperly on the controls; confusing left with right side operation. The aircraft impacted hard bouncing once. The landing gear partially collapsed. The propeller struck the runway and both blades broke in half. There was no physical runway damage. After the aircraft stopped the pilot; unhurt; removed the debris from the runway and rolled the aircraft to a tie down and secured with rope.Preventative measures would have been to get more acclimatization with the not-usual side in more benign weather conditions and more familiar airports.

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.

A pipistrel virus pilot decided to fly his aircraft from the right seat because a left seat frayed right rudder cable. During his first right seat landing he reacted improperly to a wind gust; lost control of the aircraft and damaged the landing gear and propeller.