Pilot trainee of light twin engine aircraft struck propeller during landing practice resulting in pr...

Attributes
ACN	234848
Time
Date	199302
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ash
State Reference	NH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 217 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	234848
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was taking my second training flight in a multi-engine aircraft. My first lesson was conducted approximately 10 months prior. We were on final approach to runway 32 at an altitude of approximately 0 to 10 ft AGL, at the initiation of the landing flare. A gust of wind (? Strength) caused the nose of the aircraft to rise and the right wing to dip. The resulting airspeed loss and lack of sufficient power to the engines at the time caused the nose to dip, resulting in a ground strike of the right propeller, causing sufficient damage to require replacement. At the time of the incident immediately following the ground strike, the instructor instructed me to apply full power and to go around. The subsequent go around and full stop landing was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT TRAINEE OF LIGHT TWIN ENG ACFT STRUCK PROP DURING LNDG PRACTICE RESULTING IN PROP DAMAGE.

Narrative: I WAS TAKING MY SECOND TRAINING FLT IN A MULTI-ENG ACFT. MY FIRST LESSON WAS CONDUCTED APPROX 10 MONTHS PRIOR. WE WERE ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 32 AT AN ALT OF APPROX 0 TO 10 FT AGL, AT THE INITIATION OF THE LNDG FLARE. A GUST OF WIND (? STRENGTH) CAUSED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT TO RISE AND THE R WING TO DIP. THE RESULTING AIRSPD LOSS AND LACK OF SUFFICIENT PWR TO THE ENGS AT THE TIME CAUSED THE NOSE TO DIP, RESULTING IN A GND STRIKE OF THE R PROP, CAUSING SUFFICIENT DAMAGE TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE GND STRIKE, THE INSTRUCTOR INSTRUCTED ME TO APPLY FULL PWR AND TO GAR. THE SUBSEQUENT GAR AND FULL STOP LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.

Pilot trainee of light twin engine aircraft struck propeller during landing practice resulting in propeller damage.