Pilot of small aircraft sel aircraft made a hard landing after loosing aircraft control during gusty...

Attributes
ACN	241302
Time
Date	199305
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aiy
State Reference	NJ
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, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 178 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	241302
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft was on final crossing threshold to runway 29 in high and gusty wind condition (15 KTS gust to 25 KTS). While maintaining 70 KTS airspeed, nose pitched down and hit runway. The plane bounced back into the air and nosed down to the runway 4-5 times before control was regained by adding power. After final stop I checked the aircraft and found the front tire rim bent. The tire and strut were still fine. As of this writing only the front rim was bent and sheet metal fairing on the main gear was wrinkled. No structural damage was found. Another pilot on board and I feel it was a wind gust or wind shear that caused the nose to pitch down. I feel that better power management was needed to recover from the first nose landing. As of this writing, the FBO believes that after the nose rim is replaced, the aircraft will be returned to service. Hard landing inspection is not completed yet.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA SEL ACFT MADE A HARD LNDG AFTER LOOSING ACFT CTL DURING GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

Narrative: ACFT WAS ON FINAL XING THRESHOLD TO RWY 29 IN HIGH AND GUSTY WIND CONDITION (15 KTS GUST TO 25 KTS). WHILE MAINTAINING 70 KTS AIRSPD, NOSE PITCHED DOWN AND HIT RWY. THE PLANE BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND NOSED DOWN TO THE RWY 4-5 TIMES BEFORE CTL WAS REGAINED BY ADDING PWR. AFTER FINAL STOP I CHKED THE ACFT AND FOUND THE FRONT TIRE RIM BENT. THE TIRE AND STRUT WERE STILL FINE. AS OF THIS WRITING ONLY THE FRONT RIM WAS BENT AND SHEET METAL FAIRING ON THE MAIN GEAR WAS WRINKLED. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND. ANOTHER PLT ON BOARD AND I FEEL IT WAS A WIND GUST OR WIND SHEAR THAT CAUSED THE NOSE TO PITCH DOWN. I FEEL THAT BETTER PWR MGMNT WAS NEEDED TO RECOVER FROM THE FIRST NOSE LNDG. AS OF THIS WRITING, THE FBO BELIEVES THAT AFTER THE NOSE RIM IS REPLACED, THE ACFT WILL BE RETURNED TO SVC. HARD LNDG INSPECTION IS NOT COMPLETED YET.

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 of small aircraft sel aircraft made a hard landing after loosing aircraft control during gusty wind conditions resulting in minor damage to the aircraft.