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Aircraft damages -- student pilot makes a hard landing. The airspeed indicator is found to read 10-15 KIAS high.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 304213 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199505 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 3l5 |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| 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 : 150 flight time total : 1450 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 304213 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The purpose of the flight was to evaluate a student on short and soft field takeoffs and lndgs and 180 degree accuracy lndgs. The flight originated at XA30 am local on may/tue/95 at ruston regional airport, ruston, la. The WX was clear, visibility was about 7 mi and the winds were about 12 KTS and 'bumpy.' the student flew the airplane the entire flight. He performed 4 lndgs safely. The last landing was a 180 degree accuracy landing. Once abeam the runway numbers, the student pulled the throttle to idle and started a gliding turn toward the runway at 75-80 KTS. Upon turning final approach everything was normal and the student appeared to be able to land on the runway numbers (his intended landing spot). Just before the student began to flare I checked the airspeed and it was 75 KTS. Just before touchdown the aircraft began to sink to the runway. The student added full power and the aircraft landed hard. He then taxied to the ramp. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the instructor pilot reports that the airspeed indicator was found to be reading 10-15 KIAS high and now that it has been replaced the C-172RG flies very well. The damage from the hard landing was restr to the nose gear mounts and some rivets in the surround skin. No injuries. The FAA did investigate the incident, but no feedback has been given by that team.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT DAMAGES -- STUDENT PLT MAKES A HARD LNDG. THE AIRSPD INDICATOR IS FOUND TO READ 10-15 KIAS HIGH.
Narrative: THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO EVALUATE A STUDENT ON SHORT AND SOFT FIELD TKOFS AND LNDGS AND 180 DEG ACCURACY LNDGS. THE FLT ORIGINATED AT XA30 AM LCL ON MAY/TUE/95 AT RUSTON REGIONAL ARPT, RUSTON, LA. THE WX WAS CLR, VISIBILITY WAS ABOUT 7 MI AND THE WINDS WERE ABOUT 12 KTS AND 'BUMPY.' THE STUDENT FLEW THE AIRPLANE THE ENTIRE FLT. HE PERFORMED 4 LNDGS SAFELY. THE LAST LNDG WAS A 180 DEG ACCURACY LNDG. ONCE ABEAM THE RWY NUMBERS, THE STUDENT PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND STARTED A GLIDING TURN TOWARD THE RWY AT 75-80 KTS. UPON TURNING FINAL APCH EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL AND THE STUDENT APPEARED TO BE ABLE TO LAND ON THE RWY NUMBERS (HIS INTENDED LNDG SPOT). JUST BEFORE THE STUDENT BEGAN TO FLARE I CHKED THE AIRSPD AND IT WAS 75 KTS. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT BEGAN TO SINK TO THE RWY. THE STUDENT ADDED FULL PWR AND THE ACFT LANDED HARD. HE THEN TAXIED TO THE RAMP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE INSTRUCTOR PLT RPTS THAT THE AIRSPD INDICATOR WAS FOUND TO BE READING 10-15 KIAS HIGH AND NOW THAT IT HAS BEEN REPLACED THE C-172RG FLIES VERY WELL. THE DAMAGE FROM THE HARD LNDG WAS RESTR TO THE NOSE GEAR MOUNTS AND SOME RIVETS IN THE SURROUND SKIN. NO INJURIES. THE FAA DID INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT, BUT NO FEEDBACK HAS BEEN GIVEN BY THAT TEAM.
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.