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Attributes | |
ACN | 1384410 |
Time | |
Date | 201608 |
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 | Cessna 152 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Landing |
Route In Use | Direct |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 98 Flight Crew Total 496 Flight Crew Type 478 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
We departed and headed over to ZZZ. Upon reaching the vicinity of the airport we were cleared for the option on runway xx and then to proceed VFR north to our destination being ZZZ1. The intention was to do a stop and go into ZZZ and head to ZZZ1 as we had full fuel before departing. I noticed during the landing we were starting to get slow so I informed her to add power and push the nose down but stayed off of the controls. She did as I had said and we started to build airspeed again but the nose down was a little too excessive. As we were getting closer to the ground I noticed she wasn't pulling back for a type of round out or flare so I grabbed the controls and pulled back. We had a significant amount of airspeed and hit the ground on all three wheels and bounced multiple times on the runway. Three to four of the bounces were harder ones where we actually became slightly airborne before returning to the ground. After those bounces we preceded to have tiny bounces for a few seconds before coming to a full stop. Upon stopping ZZZ tower over the radio and asked if we needed any assistance. I responded and said I would need to look at the outside of the plane before taking back off. He cleared us to stay where we were on the runway so I had her check her tire on the left and I checked mine on the right. I then proceeded with the prop still running to get out and check the nose wheel. Everything appeared fine with the nose wheel so I got back inside and checked all the engine indications and everything was reading normal. While all that was going on ZZZ had a mobile aid truck driving out behind us on the runway to look for type foreign object debris. I called tower when I got back in the plane and told them we were okay to depart and that I hadn't noticed anything. They waited for the truck to report back that there was no debris and for them to get off the runway then cleared us for takeoff. At no time during the entire event did I feel like the prop struck the ground or had the opportunity to strike as the nose wasn't in my mind close to the ground. We took off of runway xx and started to head toward ZZZ1. I continuously monitored the gauges and was listening for any abnormalities and didn't notice anything. We landed runway yy at ZZZ1 and I was on the controls with her the entire time. Once the nose wheel touched the ground after the mains it began to violently shake so we applied as much back pressure as possible to relieve the nose wheel. We taxied like that to the fuel pumps at ZZZ1 where I got out and looked over the plane. The very first thing I noticed was the prop bent aft and I immediately knew maintenance would be required. I then inspected the nose wheel and the alignment was a little off to the right side if you're looking at the plane head on. I'm not sure if the alignment became off when we took off from ZZZ or when we landed in ZZZ1 but if I would've noticed I would not have departed ZZZ. ZZZ1 maintenance came out and looked at the plane for us and that when I called dispatch to talk to our maintenance and a chief instructor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C152 instructor pilot reported the student failed to flare for the landing resulting in a prop strike and some damage to the nose gear.
Narrative: We departed and headed over to ZZZ. Upon reaching the vicinity of the airport we were cleared for the option on Runway XX and then to proceed VFR North to our destination being ZZZ1. The intention was to do a stop and go into ZZZ and head to ZZZ1 as we had full fuel before departing. I noticed during the landing we were starting to get slow so I informed her to add power and push the nose down but stayed off of the controls. She did as I had said and we started to build airspeed again but the nose down was a little too excessive. As we were getting closer to the ground I noticed she wasn't pulling back for a type of round out or flare so I grabbed the controls and pulled back. We had a significant amount of airspeed and hit the ground on all three wheels and bounced multiple times on the runway. Three to four of the bounces were harder ones where we actually became slightly airborne before returning to the ground. After those bounces we preceded to have tiny bounces for a few seconds before coming to a full stop. Upon stopping ZZZ tower over the radio and asked if we needed any assistance. I responded and said I would need to look at the outside of the plane before taking back off. He cleared us to stay where we were on the runway so I had her check her tire on the left and I checked mine on the right. I then proceeded with the prop still running to get out and check the nose wheel. Everything appeared fine with the nose wheel so I got back inside and checked all the engine indications and everything was reading normal. While all that was going on ZZZ had a mobile aid truck driving out behind us on the runway to look for type Foreign Object Debris. I called tower when I got back in the plane and told them we were okay to depart and that I hadn't noticed anything. They waited for the truck to report back that there was no debris and for them to get off the runway then cleared us for takeoff. At no time during the entire event did I feel like the prop struck the ground or had the opportunity to strike as the nose wasn't in my mind close to the ground. We took off of Runway XX and started to head toward ZZZ1. I continuously monitored the gauges and was listening for any abnormalities and didn't notice anything. We landed Runway YY at ZZZ1 and I was on the controls with her the entire time. Once the nose wheel touched the ground after the mains it began to violently shake so we applied as much back pressure as possible to relieve the nose wheel. We taxied like that to the fuel pumps at ZZZ1 where I got out and looked over the plane. The very first thing I noticed was the prop bent aft and I immediately knew maintenance would be required. I then inspected the nose wheel and the alignment was a little off to the right side if you're looking at the plane head on. I'm not sure if the alignment became off when we took off from ZZZ or when we landed in ZZZ1 but if I would've noticed I would not have departed ZZZ. ZZZ1 maintenance came out and looked at the plane for us and that when I called Dispatch to talk to our maintenance and a chief instructor.
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.