<< >> NASA ASRS Report 173279, March 1991

GA small aircraft pilot landed on the nose gear doing considerable damage to the aircraft. After parking the aircraft he failed to report the incident.

Attributes
ACN	173279
Time
Date	199103
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 5g0
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	173279
Person 2
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Rental aircraft was damaged in landing. Pilot landed on nose wheel and blew tire. Aircraft was taxied up to maintenance hangar and parked. Upon visibility inspection next day, damage was discovered to fire wall, cowl mount and aircraft front floor by mechanic. I was unaware of the amount of damage as a result of this incident, as it was hidden damage. The only visible damage was the blown tire, which doesn't have to be reported. In retrospect, the incident should have been reported immediately, which was not done due to the damage being hidden. There is confusion on what type of incidents need to be reported.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA PLT LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR DOING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. AFTER PARKING THE ACFT HE FAILED TO REPORT THE INCIDENT.

Narrative: RENTAL ACFT WAS DAMAGED IN LNDG. PLT LANDED ON NOSE WHEEL AND BLEW TIRE. ACFT WAS TAXIED UP TO MAINT HANGAR AND PARKED. UPON VIS INSPECTION NEXT DAY, DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED TO FIRE WALL, COWL MOUNT AND ACFT FRONT FLOOR BY MECH. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT, AS IT WAS HIDDEN DAMAGE. THE ONLY VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS THE BLOWN TIRE, WHICH DOESN'T HAVE TO BE RPTED. IN RETROSPECT, THE INCIDENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RPTED IMMEDIATELY, WHICH WAS NOT DONE DUE TO THE DAMAGE BEING HIDDEN. THERE IS CONFUSION ON WHAT TYPE OF INCIDENTS NEED TO BE RPTED.

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.