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Pilot extols the virtues of a proper and thorough pilot technique preflight postflt inspection after making a hard landing and later observing that a propeller strike had occurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 238817 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199304 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdk |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | 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 : 50 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 238817 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other |
| 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:
In flare in gusty conditions, engine at idle, at stall speed. Shear and stall caused loss of lift. Hard landing. Executed go around. Second landing uneventful. Cursory examination of gear unremarkable. Fueled, fed, took off again. Flight afterward (3 hours) uneventful. On arrival to final destination, noted propeller tips bent. Solution -- more airspeed with wind/gusts. Better preflight after fuel stops.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT EXTOLS THE VIRTUES OF A PROPER AND THOROUGH PLT TECHNIQUE PREFLT POSTFLT INSPECTION AFTER MAKING A HARD LNDG AND LATER OBSERVING THAT A PROP STRIKE HAD OCCURRED.
Narrative: IN FLARE IN GUSTY CONDITIONS, ENG AT IDLE, AT STALL SPD. SHEAR AND STALL CAUSED LOSS OF LIFT. HARD LNDG. EXECUTED GAR. SECOND LNDG UNEVENTFUL. CURSORY EXAM OF GEAR UNREMARKABLE. FUELED, FED, TOOK OFF AGAIN. FLT AFTERWARD (3 HRS) UNEVENTFUL. ON ARR TO FINAL DEST, NOTED PROP TIPS BENT. SOLUTION -- MORE AIRSPD WITH WIND/GUSTS. BETTER PREFLT AFTER FUEL STOPS.
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.