An small aircraft pilot damaged his aircraft when making a short field landing in turbulence.

Attributes
ACN	241443
Time
Date	199305
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mcg
State Reference	AK
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	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 772 flight time type : 740
ASRS Report	241443
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Encountered tub on final approach to an unimproved strip on the tatina river -- turbulence resulted in excessive sink rate causing aircraft to touch down in rough terrain short of the strip -- nosewheel sheared off allowing propeller to strike ground. Strip was 750 ft in length -- well within the capability of the aircraft. However, performance of maximum performance short field landing allows no room for error. In this case, the pilot did not adequately anticipate factors that could influence aircraft. Short field unimproved lndgs/takeoff had been practiced earlier in the week but more practice and awareness would have lessened the probability of the final outcome.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT DAMAGED HIS ACFT WHEN MAKING A SHORT FIELD LNDG IN TURB.

Narrative: ENCOUNTERED TUB ON FINAL APCH TO AN UNIMPROVED STRIP ON THE TATINA RIVER -- TURB RESULTED IN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE CAUSING ACFT TO TOUCH DOWN IN ROUGH TERRAIN SHORT OF THE STRIP -- NOSEWHEEL SHEARED OFF ALLOWING PROP TO STRIKE GND. STRIP WAS 750 FT IN LENGTH -- WELL WITHIN THE CAPABILITY OF THE ACFT. HOWEVER, PERFORMANCE OF MAX PERFORMANCE SHORT FIELD LNDG ALLOWS NO ROOM FOR ERROR. IN THIS CASE, THE PLT DID NOT ADEQUATELY ANTICIPATE FACTORS THAT COULD INFLUENCE ACFT. SHORT FIELD UNIMPROVED LNDGS/TKOF HAD BEEN PRACTICED EARLIER IN THE WK BUT MORE PRACTICE AND AWARENESS WOULD HAVE LESSENED THE PROBABILITY OF THE FINAL OUTCOME.

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.