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Landing propeller strike. Crosswind landing, full rudder to counter wxvaning, hit opposite brake causing tail to come up hitting propeller on runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336720 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : o45 |
| State Reference | CA |
| 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 | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 336720 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Landing propeller strike, winds estimated 320 degrees 15 KTS gusting to 20 KTS with turbulence below tree line. This airplane has no tailwheel steering and no tailwheel lock and poor rudder authority/authorized compared to new aircraft. Touchdown in touchdown zone with no drift and on and parallel to centerline. Countered wxvane with full rudder and later heavy right brake. Airplane remained straight. I made the mistake of adding left brake in an attempt to help dissipate speed sooner to put tail on ground, but I was too heavy, and the tail came up, even with wheel back, and struck runway with propeller. This airplane has very pwrful heel brakes incorporated in the same pedals. Feet are in stirrups and it takes a great deal of effort to stay off the brakes since your feet are in a flatter attitude than other airplanes. I released them too late and I believe the left brake was the final straw. A burst of power would have got the tail down again. There was no urgency to land and we had 40 gallons of fuel. I should have done a touch-and-go to assess conditions or have been more liberal with power to blow the tail down. I was overly concerned with keeping the airplane straight. I am paying very dearly for the repair.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LNDG PROP STRIKE. XWIND LNDG, FULL RUDDER TO COUNTER WXVANING, HIT OPPOSITE BRAKE CAUSING TAIL TO COME UP HITTING PROP ON RWY.
Narrative: LNDG PROP STRIKE, WINDS ESTIMATED 320 DEGS 15 KTS GUSTING TO 20 KTS WITH TURB BELOW TREE LINE. THIS AIRPLANE HAS NO TAILWHEEL STEERING AND NO TAILWHEEL LOCK AND POOR RUDDER AUTH COMPARED TO NEW ACFT. TOUCHDOWN IN TOUCHDOWN ZONE WITH NO DRIFT AND ON AND PARALLEL TO CTRLINE. COUNTERED WXVANE WITH FULL RUDDER AND LATER HVY R BRAKE. AIRPLANE REMAINED STRAIGHT. I MADE THE MISTAKE OF ADDING L BRAKE IN AN ATTEMPT TO HELP DISSIPATE SPD SOONER TO PUT TAIL ON GND, BUT I WAS TOO HVY, AND THE TAIL CAME UP, EVEN WITH WHEEL BACK, AND STRUCK RWY WITH PROP. THIS AIRPLANE HAS VERY PWRFUL HEEL BRAKES INCORPORATED IN THE SAME PEDALS. FEET ARE IN STIRRUPS AND IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT TO STAY OFF THE BRAKES SINCE YOUR FEET ARE IN A FLATTER ATTITUDE THAN OTHER AIRPLANES. I RELEASED THEM TOO LATE AND I BELIEVE THE L BRAKE WAS THE FINAL STRAW. A BURST OF PWR WOULD HAVE GOT THE TAIL DOWN AGAIN. THERE WAS NO URGENCY TO LAND AND WE HAD 40 GALLONS OF FUEL. I SHOULD HAVE DONE A TOUCH-AND-GO TO ASSESS CONDITIONS OR HAVE BEEN MORE LIBERAL WITH PWR TO BLOW THE TAIL DOWN. I WAS OVERLY CONCERNED WITH KEEPING THE AIRPLANE STRAIGHT. I AM PAYING VERY DEARLY FOR THE REPAIR.
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.