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C172 pilot reported a hard landing resulted after he encountered rotor wash from a helicopter operating on the ground near the approach end of the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1481192 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201709 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MDQ.Airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Chinook (CH-47) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5 Flight Crew Total 750 Flight Crew Type 550 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
I was on a final stabilized VFR approach to runway 18 at mdq and just about to flare when I encountered significant turbulence from a chinook helicopter; both rotors turning; that was waiting to takeoff from a spot on the grass between the touchdown zone of runway 18 and the parallel taxiway. The turbulence hit me just at about the flare and I was barely able to salvage a very hard landing. This is an airport that has significant helicopter activity. I believe some airport rules should be considered to restrict this type of helicopter operation near the approach end of the active runway as an effort to eliminate/minimize such turbulence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 pilot reported a hard landing resulted after he encountered rotor wash from a helicopter operating on the ground near the approach end of the runway.
Narrative: I was on a final stabilized VFR approach to runway 18 at MDQ and just about to flare when I encountered significant turbulence from a Chinook helicopter; both rotors turning; that was waiting to takeoff from a spot on the grass between the touchdown zone of runway 18 and the parallel taxiway. The turbulence hit me just at about the flare and I was barely able to salvage a very hard landing. This is an airport that has significant helicopter activity. I believe some airport rules should be considered to restrict this type of helicopter operation near the approach end of the active runway as an effort to eliminate/minimize such turbulence.
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