Pilot of a small aircraft sel lost control of the aircraft during landing and porpoised causing unkn...

Attributes
ACN	283204
Time
Date	199409
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tki
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	283204
Events
Anomaly	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	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On landing the aircraft 'porpoised.' the nose gear was damaged and the propeller sustained ground damage. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he did not know that the aircraft was damaged during the landing at tki, tx, since it was a touch and go and the aircraft sounded and performed normally. It was not until he arrived back to ads, tx, airport 20 mi away and did a post flight inspection reveal that the propeller and nose gear were damaged. He stated that he feels real bad and embarrassed about this incident since he is currently an airline pilot with approximately 22000 hours total time. However, he only had a check out and a short flight in the small sel, piper archer, PA28 non retractable geared aircraft. He has already taken instruction in like type of aircraft to improve his proficiency. He further stated that he has received a letter from the FAA proposing that he take a re- examination and possible certificate action. Upon suggestion of helping others avoid his mishap, it was suggested that he attend and speak at FAA pilot educational meetings. He is desirous of doing anything necessary to avoid having this incident hurt his airline career.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A SMA SEL LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING LNDG AND PORPOISED CAUSING UNKNOWN DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

Narrative: ON LNDG THE ACFT 'PORPOISED.' THE NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND THE PROP SUSTAINED GND DAMAGE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THAT THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING THE LNDG AT TKI, TX, SINCE IT WAS A TOUCH AND GO AND THE ACFT SOUNDED AND PERFORMED NORMALLY. IT WAS NOT UNTIL HE ARRIVED BACK TO ADS, TX, ARPT 20 MI AWAY AND DID A POST FLT INSPECTION REVEAL THAT THE PROP AND NOSE GEAR WERE DAMAGED. HE STATED THAT HE FEELS REAL BAD AND EMBARRASSED ABOUT THIS INCIDENT SINCE HE IS CURRENTLY AN AIRLINE PLT WITH APPROX 22000 HRS TOTAL TIME. HOWEVER, HE ONLY HAD A CHK OUT AND A SHORT FLT IN THE SMALL SEL, PIPER ARCHER, PA28 NON RETRACTABLE GEARED ACFT. HE HAS ALREADY TAKEN INSTRUCTION IN LIKE TYPE OF ACFT TO IMPROVE HIS PROFICIENCY. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE HAS RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE FAA PROPOSING THAT HE TAKE A RE- EXAMINATION AND POSSIBLE CERTIFICATE ACTION. UPON SUGGESTION OF HELPING OTHERS AVOID HIS MISHAP, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT HE ATTEND AND SPEAK AT FAA PLT EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS. HE IS DESIROUS OF DOING ANYTHING NECESSARY TO AVOID HAVING THIS INCIDENT HURT HIS AIRLINE CAREER.

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 a small aircraft sel lost control of the aircraft during landing and porpoised causing unknown damage to the aircraft.