GA small aircraft hard landing sheared off nose gear damaging propeller and aircraft skin.

Attributes
ACN	173091
Time
Date	199103
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jvl
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	173091
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft was high on approach to runway 13; forward slip put plane on VASI glidepath. The approach looked and felt alright. Stall warning horn sounded momentarily and soon aircraft seemed to fall. I did not start full power/go around decision due to busy airport conditions and tower clearance to stay back and not cross runway 4. Aircraft landed on main gear, then nose gear. Nose gear sheared off possibly from prior crack. Propeller tips were bent and belly skins damaged. This incident could have been avoided by prompt throttle response, refusal of landing clearance restriction and go around. Lack of 90 day flying time must also be a factor. Dual time with a flight instructor should be the rule after any layoff. Perhaps flight simulators similar to those used for IFR training would help. Possible prior damage might only be found by complete tear-down and magnaflux of gear parts. Being in compliance with the FARS is the pilot's responsibility. The importance of this could be stressed as part of the accident prevention program.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA HARD LNDG SHEARED OFF NOSE GEAR DAMAGING PROP AND ACFT SKIN.

Narrative: ACFT WAS HIGH ON APCH TO RWY 13; FORWARD SLIP PUT PLANE ON VASI GLIDEPATH. THE APCH LOOKED AND FELT ALRIGHT. STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED MOMENTARILY AND SOON ACFT SEEMED TO FALL. I DID NOT START FULL PWR/GO AROUND DECISION DUE TO BUSY ARPT CONDITIONS AND TWR CLRNC TO STAY BACK AND NOT CROSS RWY 4. ACFT LANDED ON MAIN GEAR, THEN NOSE GEAR. NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF POSSIBLY FROM PRIOR CRACK. PROP TIPS WERE BENT AND BELLY SKINS DAMAGED. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY PROMPT THROTTLE RESPONSE, REFUSAL OF LNDG CLRNC RESTRICTION AND GO AROUND. LACK OF 90 DAY FLYING TIME MUST ALSO BE A FACTOR. DUAL TIME WITH A FLT INSTRUCTOR SHOULD BE THE RULE AFTER ANY LAYOFF. PERHAPS FLT SIMULATORS SIMILAR TO THOSE USED FOR IFR TRNING WOULD HELP. POSSIBLE PRIOR DAMAGE MIGHT ONLY BE FOUND BY COMPLETE TEAR-DOWN AND MAGNAFLUX OF GEAR PARTS. BEING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FARS IS THE PLT'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS COULD BE STRESSED AS PART OF THE ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.