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Approaching touchdown for a touch and go in small aircraft, propeller struck pavement. Instructor took over, made go around and landed. Propeller damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 178442 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 1n9 |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 510 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 178442 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : regained aircraft control other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
A CFI and I were practicing touch and goes on runway 25 at queen city airport in allentown, PA. After I had turned 90 degrees for the left downwind to runway 25, the instrument reduced the power to idle, to simulate an engine out approach. I trimmed for 79 KIAS and set up approach for runway 32 at queen city. We would not have made 25 if we lost our engine. We were very high on short final for 32, so I slipped the aircraft down with full 40 degrees flaps applied, and the gear extender override engaged. After about 1/2 of 32 was left, I began the flare which was subsequently followed by the noise of the propeller hitting the runway. The CFI took over and set up for a landing on runway 7, after climbing out from 32. The landing was uneventful. This could have been avoided by using gumps, with a backup checklist, and by scanning the panel better. Even though the CFI is PIC, I am responsible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCHING TOUCHDOWN FOR A TOUCH AND GO IN SMA, PROPELLER STRUCK PAVEMENT. INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER, MADE GO AROUND AND LANDED. PROPELLER DAMAGE.
Narrative: A CFI AND I WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES ON RWY 25 AT QUEEN CITY ARPT IN ALLENTOWN, PA. AFTER I HAD TURNED 90 DEGS FOR THE LEFT DOWNWIND TO RWY 25, THE INSTR REDUCED THE PWR TO IDLE, TO SIMULATE AN ENG OUT APCH. I TRIMMED FOR 79 KIAS AND SET UP APCH FOR RWY 32 AT QUEEN CITY. WE WOULD NOT HAVE MADE 25 IF WE LOST OUR ENG. WE WERE VERY HIGH ON SHORT FINAL FOR 32, SO I SLIPPED THE ACFT DOWN WITH FULL 40 DEGS FLAPS APPLIED, AND THE GEAR EXTENDER OVERRIDE ENGAGED. AFTER ABOUT 1/2 OF 32 WAS LEFT, I BEGAN THE FLARE WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FOLLOWED BY THE NOISE OF THE PROP HITTING THE RWY. THE CFI TOOK OVER AND SET UP FOR A LNDG ON RWY 7, AFTER CLBING OUT FROM 32. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY USING GUMPS, WITH A BACKUP CHKLIST, AND BY SCANNING THE PANEL BETTER. EVEN THOUGH THE CFI IS PIC, I AM RESPONSIBLE.
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.