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Pilot receiving biennial flight review made hard landing resulting in damage to the aircraft nosewheel steering.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 272812 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199406 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ffz |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 1150 flight time type : 870 |
| ASRS Report | 272812 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | 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:
Pilot was mid 60's, instrument rated with approximately 1000 total time, who flew the aircraft regularly. Due for a flight review, the CFI (early 40's) strongly suggested participation in the FAA 'wings' program, to provide additional opportunities for dual instruction in areas the pilot seldom reviewed. (Most of his flying is long cross country, VFR). Pilot and CFI briefed the evening before the flight and before the flight, going over pilot operating handbook charts and procedures for normal, short field, and soft field takeoffs and lndgs. After 45 mins of instruction, pilot was on his first short field approach and let airspeed decay, dropping in from about 10 ft and damaging the nosewheel steering mechanism. Contributing factors: age difference. CFI reluctant to override order and experienced pilot. Hearing loss in pilot, combined with fixation on landing spot, may have been a factor in pilot not responding to CFI cautions about low airspeed and need for power. (Headsets and intercom were used. Busy tower frequency.) corrective actions: CFI needs to be more willing to 'grab the controls' from even senior pilots. Turning radio down on short final might help pilot to hear CFI better over intercom. CFI needs to be especially careful working with 'superiors' in business or social (civil air patrol) hierarchy, as reluctance to take control from a superior can be worse than the discomfort of taking the action.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT RECEIVING BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW MADE HARD LNDG RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE ACFT NOSEWHEEL STEERING.
Narrative: PLT WAS MID 60'S, INST RATED WITH APPROX 1000 TOTAL TIME, WHO FLEW THE ACFT REGULARLY. DUE FOR A FLT REVIEW, THE CFI (EARLY 40'S) STRONGLY SUGGESTED PARTICIPATION IN THE FAA 'WINGS' PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR DUAL INSTRUCTION IN AREAS THE PLT SELDOM REVIEWED. (MOST OF HIS FLYING IS LONG XCOUNTRY, VFR). PLT AND CFI BRIEFED THE EVENING BEFORE THE FLT AND BEFORE THE FLT, GOING OVER PLT OPERATING HANDBOOK CHARTS AND PROCS FOR NORMAL, SHORT FIELD, AND SOFT FIELD TKOFS AND LNDGS. AFTER 45 MINS OF INSTRUCTION, PLT WAS ON HIS FIRST SHORT FIELD APCH AND LET AIRSPD DECAY, DROPPING IN FROM ABOUT 10 FT AND DAMAGING THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING MECHANISM. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: AGE DIFFERENCE. CFI RELUCTANT TO OVERRIDE ORDER AND EXPERIENCED PLT. HEARING LOSS IN PLT, COMBINED WITH FIXATION ON LNDG SPOT, MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR IN PLT NOT RESPONDING TO CFI CAUTIONS ABOUT LOW AIRSPD AND NEED FOR PWR. (HEADSETS AND INTERCOM WERE USED. BUSY TWR FREQ.) CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: CFI NEEDS TO BE MORE WILLING TO 'GRAB THE CTLS' FROM EVEN SENIOR PLTS. TURNING RADIO DOWN ON SHORT FINAL MIGHT HELP PLT TO HEAR CFI BETTER OVER INTERCOM. CFI NEEDS TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL WORKING WITH 'SUPERIORS' IN BUSINESS OR SOCIAL (CIVIL AIR PATROL) HIERARCHY, AS RELUCTANCE TO TAKE CTL FROM A SUPERIOR CAN BE WORSE THAN THE DISCOMFORT OF TAKING THE ACTION.
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.