Atx pilot heard a noise at level off that he did not like so he made a go around. After landing disc...

Attributes
ACN	195973
Time
Date	199112
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iow
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	195973
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
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:

On dec/xx/91 I departed stl on an IFR flight to iow. The WX was forecast to be VFR at destination. With cid reporting IFR to MVFR. When handed off to cid approach I was cleared to 2500 MSL and cleared direct to iow airport, about 2 mi south I saw the airport, cancelled IFR and set up for landing at iow. I set up to land and didn't feel comfortable with the approach and went around, and set up for another approach. The approach looked and felt better. I went through a checklist and turned final. When started to flare I felt and heard a noise that I didn't like and started to go around. The aircraft had a vibration. But I was able to maintain directional control of aircraft and made another approach and went through the checklist again and landed without incident. Upon shutdown there was damage to propellers, cowlings, and fuselage. Upon looking back I can only feel that I have to continue to verify everything, even if you triple and double triple check things. This situation is very difficult.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX PLT HEARD A NOISE AT LEVEL OFF THAT HE DID NOT LIKE SO HE MADE A GAR. AFTER LNDG DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO PROPS, COWLINGS, AND FUSELAGE.

Narrative: ON DEC/XX/91 I DEPARTED STL ON AN IFR FLT TO IOW. THE WX WAS FORECAST TO BE VFR AT DEST. WITH CID RPTING IFR TO MVFR. WHEN HANDED OFF TO CID APCH I WAS CLRED TO 2500 MSL AND CLRED DIRECT TO IOW ARPT, ABOUT 2 MI S I SAW THE ARPT, CANCELLED IFR AND SET UP FOR LNDG AT IOW. I SET UP TO LAND AND DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE APCH AND WENT AROUND, AND SET UP FOR ANOTHER APCH. THE APCH LOOKED AND FELT BETTER. I WENT THROUGH A CHKLIST AND TURNED FINAL. WHEN STARTED TO FLARE I FELT AND HEARD A NOISE THAT I DIDN'T LIKE AND STARTED TO GAR. THE ACFT HAD A VIBRATION. BUT I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CTL OF ACFT AND MADE ANOTHER APCH AND WENT THROUGH THE CHKLIST AGAIN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON SHUTDOWN THERE WAS DAMAGE TO PROPS, COWLINGS, AND FUSELAGE. UPON LOOKING BACK I CAN ONLY FEEL THAT I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO VERIFY EVERYTHING, EVEN IF YOU TRIPLE AND DOUBLE TRIPLE CHK THINGS. THIS SITUATION IS VERY DIFFICULT.

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.

Atx pilot heard a noise at level off that he did not like so he made a go around. After landing discovered damage to propellers, cowlings, and fuselage.