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Attributes | |
ACN | 202395 |
Time | |
Date | 199202 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : pia |
State Reference | IL |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : rjtg |
Operator | other |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 1460 flight time type : 70 |
ASRS Report | 202395 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : local |
Qualification | controller : non radar |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Weather |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was shooting the ILS 31 approach into peoria airport. There was a line of thunderstorms just south of the airport and there were strong winds favoring runway 13, but the ILS 31 was the only approach that could get you in since the GS was inoperative on the ILS 13. Anyway the approach went fine, but the runway was very slick with sleet and hail. There was a very strong tailing crosswind. After touchdown, I was unable to keep the aircraft from sliding to the left. To avoid hitting a runway light, I elected to steer to the grass on the left of the runway. The aircraft stopped and there was no damage. The nose wheel was stuck in the soft ground. A couple of guys who worked at the airport helped me get the nose gear out of the ground. After we got the gear out I decided that I could taxi back onto the runway without trouble. I was trying to avoid causing problems for the airport because they had to close the airport while I was disabled off the side of the runway. Anyway, trying to taxi out was a bad decision. With the strong winds, I had difficulty turning towards the runway to get on it. While I was trying to get to the runway the nose wheel rolled into small ditch which had soft terrain in it. The nose wheel sunk in and this lifted the right wing. The wind picked up the right wing and caused the left wing to touch the ground and the propeller to strike the soft ground. The aircraft was leaning on the left wing and the nose. The propeller strike caused the engine to stop but did not damage the engine. There was some damage to the propeller (bunch of nicks). I had to push down on the right main gear to upright the aircraft. There was definitely an error in judgement when I decided to taxi back to the runway. This is why I decided to file a report with you.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA CARGO CARRIER SLIDES OFF RWY SLICK FROM SLEET AND HAIL. PULLS NOSE WHEEL OUT OF SOFT GND, ATTEMPTS TAXI. NOSE WHEEL AGAIN STUCK, WIND CAUGHT WING.
Narrative: I WAS SHOOTING THE ILS 31 APCH INTO PEORIA ARPT. THERE WAS A LINE OF TSTMS JUST S OF THE ARPT AND THERE WERE STRONG WINDS FAVORING RWY 13, BUT THE ILS 31 WAS THE ONLY APCH THAT COULD GET YOU IN SINCE THE GS WAS INOP ON THE ILS 13. ANYWAY THE APCH WENT FINE, BUT THE RWY WAS VERY SLICK WITH SLEET AND HAIL. THERE WAS A VERY STRONG TAILING XWIND. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE ACFT FROM SLIDING TO THE L. TO AVOID HITTING A RWY LIGHT, I ELECTED TO STEER TO THE GRASS ON THE L OF THE RWY. THE ACFT STOPPED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS STUCK IN THE SOFT GND. A COUPLE OF GUYS WHO WORKED AT THE ARPT HELPED ME GET THE NOSE GEAR OUT OF THE GND. AFTER WE GOT THE GEAR OUT I DECIDED THAT I COULD TAXI BACK ONTO THE RWY WITHOUT TROUBLE. I WAS TRYING TO AVOID CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR THE ARPT BECAUSE THEY HAD TO CLOSE THE ARPT WHILE I WAS DISABLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY. ANYWAY, TRYING TO TAXI OUT WAS A BAD DECISION. WITH THE STRONG WINDS, I HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING TOWARDS THE RWY TO GET ON IT. WHILE I WAS TRYING TO GET TO THE RWY THE NOSE WHEEL ROLLED INTO SMALL DITCH WHICH HAD SOFT TERRAIN IN IT. THE NOSE WHEEL SUNK IN AND THIS LIFTED THE R WING. THE WIND PICKED UP THE R WING AND CAUSED THE L WING TO TOUCH THE GND AND THE PROP TO STRIKE THE SOFT GND. THE ACFT WAS LEANING ON THE L WING AND THE NOSE. THE PROP STRIKE CAUSED THE ENG TO STOP BUT DID NOT DAMAGE THE ENG. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE PROP (BUNCH OF NICKS). I HAD TO PUSH DOWN ON THE R MAIN GEAR TO UPRIGHT THE ACFT. THERE WAS DEFINITELY AN ERROR IN JUDGEMENT WHEN I DECIDED TO TAXI BACK TO THE RWY. THIS IS WHY I DECIDED TO FILE A RPT WITH YOU.
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.