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Attributes | |
ACN | 212434 |
Time | |
Date | 199206 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : abe |
State Reference | PA |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : abe |
Operator | general aviation : instructional |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
Flight Phase | landing other |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor |
Qualification | pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 500 |
ASRS Report | 212434 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : first officer instruction : trainee |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Crosswind landing with the student. Final approach speed was about 5 mph fast. A 7000 ft runway student landing with a left quartering headwind. The student touched down, pulled back and the plane began to balloon. The wind began to drift the aircraft to the right and I, the instructor, began to go around before touching down again. When raising the gear, it would not rise, when lowering the gear, it would not show 3 green lights. The right main was unsafe. 3 indicators were to gear unsafe light, the right gear light missing and the throttle horns. Called the tower, talked to mechanics on the radio. Began to try all gear manual extension system twice and the gear still was unsafe. For the next 2 hours I drained fuel through the xfeed drains until landing with 10 gallons on each side. I mention I would do 2 fly-bys before landing. I requested the inactive runway to avoid tying up the active 6-24. The wind was 150/08 and I landed on runway 13. Fire trucks were standing by. I decided to feather after in ground effect and I remained close to the right side to avoid takeoff runway parking. Landing was smooth. The right gear was supportive and began to fall. The propeller strike occurred and I came between 2 runway lights. The plane drifted in a turn for 180 degrees. I shut the plane down and secured all sparks and shut off fuel and proceeded to evacuate/evacuation with the student. No one was hurt and aircraft damage was minor, propeller strike, and gear, and the rear stabilizer had some brush off of paint, the wing was damaged by the gear arm coming through the wing nacelle.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN INSTRUCTOR IN AN SMA TWIN LET HIS STUDENT BEND THE LNDG GEAR IN A XWIND LNDG.
Narrative: XWIND LNDG WITH THE STUDENT. FINAL APCH SPD WAS ABOUT 5 MPH FAST. A 7000 FT RWY STUDENT LNDG WITH A L QUARTERING HEADWIND. THE STUDENT TOUCHED DOWN, PULLED BACK AND THE PLANE BEGAN TO BALLOON. THE WIND BEGAN TO DRIFT THE ACFT TO THE R AND I, THE INSTRUCTOR, BEGAN TO GAR BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN AGAIN. WHEN RAISING THE GEAR, IT WOULD NOT RISE, WHEN LOWERING THE GEAR, IT WOULD NOT SHOW 3 GREEN LIGHTS. THE R MAIN WAS UNSAFE. 3 INDICATORS WERE TO GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT, THE R GEAR LIGHT MISSING AND THE THROTTLE HORNS. CALLED THE TWR, TALKED TO MECHS ON THE RADIO. BEGAN TO TRY ALL GEAR MANUAL EXTENSION SYS TWICE AND THE GEAR STILL WAS UNSAFE. FOR THE NEXT 2 HRS I DRAINED FUEL THROUGH THE XFEED DRAINS UNTIL LNDG WITH 10 GALLONS ON EACH SIDE. I MENTION I WOULD DO 2 FLY-BYS BEFORE LNDG. I REQUESTED THE INACTIVE RWY TO AVOID TYING UP THE ACTIVE 6-24. THE WIND WAS 150/08 AND I LANDED ON RWY 13. FIRE TRUCKS WERE STANDING BY. I DECIDED TO FEATHER AFTER IN GND EFFECT AND I REMAINED CLOSE TO THE R SIDE TO AVOID TKOF RWY PARKING. LNDG WAS SMOOTH. THE R GEAR WAS SUPPORTIVE AND BEGAN TO FALL. THE PROP STRIKE OCCURRED AND I CAME BTWN 2 RWY LIGHTS. THE PLANE DRIFTED IN A TURN FOR 180 DEGS. I SHUT THE PLANE DOWN AND SECURED ALL SPARKS AND SHUT OFF FUEL AND PROCEEDED TO EVAC WITH THE STUDENT. NO ONE WAS HURT AND ACFT DAMAGE WAS MINOR, PROP STRIKE, AND GEAR, AND THE REAR STABILIZER HAD SOME BRUSH OFF OF PAINT, THE WING WAS DAMAGED BY THE GEAR ARM COMING THROUGH THE WING NACELLE.
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.