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A boeing 777 captain reported a hard landing following an initial bounce after touching down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1669196 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201906 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
This was very much a convective weather day. Our flight had been impacted with multiple re-routes and holding; and substantial deviation around cells close to the airport to get us to final approach on runway 7. The approach was stable until short final when a substantial sink rate developed. I had to aggressively add power and back pressure to arrest the sink. These control inputs did not prevent runway contact; but did result in a bounce. Back in the air; I realized that in my attempt to arrest the sink; I had not pulled the power off before contacting the runway. Still; seeing adequate runway remaining; and knowing that there was weather very close to the field and getting closer; I decided to re-enter the landing maneuver; pulled the power; and re-established the landing attitude; which was a mistake. With the engines still spooled; I should have gone around. But I didn't. When I pulled the power; the spoilers deployed; and this time the landing was 'hard'; but the landing stuck; and we rolled out and taxied to the gate normally. If I had it to do over again; I wouldn't bother with the second landing attempt. I'd just go around.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Boeing 777 captain reported a hard landing following an initial bounce after touching down.
Narrative: This was very much a convective weather day. Our flight had been impacted with multiple re-routes and holding; and substantial deviation around cells close to the airport to get us to final approach on runway 7. The approach was stable until short final when a substantial sink rate developed. I had to aggressively add power and back pressure to arrest the sink. These control inputs did not prevent runway contact; but did result in a bounce. Back in the air; I realized that in my attempt to arrest the sink; I had not pulled the power off before contacting the runway. Still; seeing adequate runway remaining; and knowing that there was weather very close to the field and getting closer; I decided to re-enter the landing maneuver; pulled the power; and re-established the landing attitude; which was a mistake. With the engines still spooled; I should have gone around. But I didn't. When I pulled the power; the spoilers deployed; and this time the landing was 'hard'; but the landing stuck; and we rolled out and taxied to the gate normally. If I had it to do over again; I wouldn't bother with the second landing attempt. I'd just go around.
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.