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SR22 pilot reported becoming destabilized while maneuvering for an approach. This led to a decay in airspeed which resulted in a hard landing; gear collapse; and a propeller strike.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1510000 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SR22 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 645 Flight Crew Type 77 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
I was attempting to make a landing at an off airport facility. This facility is paved and meets all the takeoff and landing minimums for the SR22. I performed extensive preflight planning reviews and the day of the flight was clear with no significant wind so I decided to proceed. Upon arrival; other airplanes were landing at this facility and as I turned onto final the pilot that landed prior to me radioed that he needed more time to back taxi to a parking area. At that point I made the decision to perform a 360 degree turn while on final. During this maneuver I lost some altitude and speed. Once I completed the turn I continued on final (after verifying the other plane had successfully back taxied to the parking area). About 30 feet in front of the approach end of the runway are power lines. As I approached these power lines I pulled back on the stick and raised the nose slightly; again causing me to lose airspeed. As I approached the runway I flared a little too high; losing more airspeed and causing the aircraft to stall and hit the runway hard. The main landing gear collapsed and the propeller hit the pavement. The plane came to rest a couple hundred feet down the runway in a grassy area on the right side of the runway. My 2 passengers and I were fine with no significant injuries.in retrospect as soon as I knew that there was going to be a delay with the airplane in front of me in leaving the runway I should have executed a go around. Not being on a stabilized final approach was the major contributing factor to this incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SR22 pilot reported becoming destabilized while maneuvering for an approach. This led to a decay in airspeed which resulted in a hard landing; gear collapse; and a propeller strike.
Narrative: I was attempting to make a landing at an off airport facility. This facility is paved and meets all the takeoff and landing minimums for the SR22. I performed extensive preflight planning reviews and the day of the flight was clear with no significant wind so I decided to proceed. Upon arrival; other airplanes were landing at this facility and as I turned onto final the pilot that landed prior to me radioed that he needed more time to back taxi to a parking area. At that point I made the decision to perform a 360 degree turn while on final. During this maneuver I lost some altitude and speed. Once I completed the turn I continued on final (after verifying the other plane had successfully back taxied to the parking area). About 30 feet in front of the approach end of the runway are power lines. As I approached these power lines I pulled back on the stick and raised the nose slightly; again causing me to lose airspeed. As I approached the runway I flared a little too high; losing more airspeed and causing the aircraft to stall and hit the runway hard. The main landing gear collapsed and the propeller hit the pavement. The plane came to rest a couple hundred feet down the runway in a grassy area on the right side of the runway. My 2 passengers and I were fine with no significant injuries.In retrospect as soon as I knew that there was going to be a delay with the airplane in front of me in leaving the runway I should have executed a go around. Not being on a stabilized final approach was the major contributing factor to this incident.
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.