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Trainee checking out in a taildragger piper J-3 cub made hard landing on 1 main gear resulting in the breaking of the gear and a subsequent forced landing on the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 279578 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : q96 |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 279578 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was teaching a private pilot in a piper J-3 cub. The purpose was for a 'tailwheel' endorsement. On a go around from a too high flare, the left wheel touched down and I heard a cracking noise. Upon visual inspection, I saw the wheel was bent under the airplane. I made several low passes over the hangar to get the FBO's attention (no radio in the cub). We communicated by way of dropping notes and a bull horn on a pick up truck blasting down the runway while I flew low next the runway. I circled the airport for 2 hours to burn fuel. After several passes on the pickup truck to confirm landing instructions, the student and I made 'face- pads' out of seat cushions because the PA-J-3 has no shoulder harness. On final approach, I turned off the fuel, had the student brace for impact, and landed on the dirt next to the runway (it was softer). Keeping the aircraft on the right wheel only. I was able to avoid the 50 people and 7 fire trucks. The plane was almost to a stop when the left wing touched. Minimal damage to the paint on the wingtip.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRAINEE CHKING OUT IN A TAILDRAGGER PIPER J-3 CUB MADE HARD LNDG ON 1 MAIN GEAR RESULTING IN THE BREAKING OF THE GEAR AND A SUBSEQUENT FORCED LNDG ON THE ARPT.
Narrative: I WAS TEACHING A PVT PLT IN A PIPER J-3 CUB. THE PURPOSE WAS FOR A 'TAILWHEEL' ENDORSEMENT. ON A GAR FROM A TOO HIGH FLARE, THE L WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AND I HEARD A CRACKING NOISE. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, I SAW THE WHEEL WAS BENT UNDER THE AIRPLANE. I MADE SEVERAL LOW PASSES OVER THE HANGAR TO GET THE FBO'S ATTN (NO RADIO IN THE CUB). WE COMMUNICATED BY WAY OF DROPPING NOTES AND A BULL HORN ON A PICK UP TRUCK BLASTING DOWN THE RWY WHILE I FLEW LOW NEXT THE RWY. I CIRCLED THE ARPT FOR 2 HRS TO BURN FUEL. AFTER SEVERAL PASSES ON THE PICKUP TRUCK TO CONFIRM LNDG INSTRUCTIONS, THE STUDENT AND I MADE 'FACE- PADS' OUT OF SEAT CUSHIONS BECAUSE THE PA-J-3 HAS NO SHOULDER HARNESS. ON FINAL APCH, I TURNED OFF THE FUEL, HAD THE STUDENT BRACE FOR IMPACT, AND LANDED ON THE DIRT NEXT TO THE RWY (IT WAS SOFTER). KEEPING THE ACFT ON THE R WHEEL ONLY. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE 50 PEOPLE AND 7 FIRE TRUCKS. THE PLANE WAS ALMOST TO A STOP WHEN THE L WING TOUCHED. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE PAINT ON THE WINGTIP.
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.