Small aircraft aircraft damaged during landing procedure crosswind landing on a mountain strip in al...

Attributes
ACN	344540
Time
Date	199607
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fai airport : zzz
State Reference	AK
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 : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 151 flight time type : 77
ASRS Report	344540
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other 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 short final to an off airport strip a streamer flag indicated a strong crosswind component. I adjusted to the crosswind with a wing low slip technique. This held centerline to touchdown. On touchdown the left main gear bounced the left wing high, the crosswind pushed the wing higher and the aircraft tail began to weathervane. The right main gear contacted the ground as the aircraft left the runway and became airborne again. Touching down off the runway the main gear bounced off the far side of a 2-3 ft dip as the aircraft came back onto the runway, finally skidding to a rest at about 45 degrees to the runway. On returning to fai a number of holes were found in the right horizontal stabilizer, elevator and right side of the rudder. Also the right wingtip bow running light and fabric were damaged and the aileron fabric was torn. Having had very little time in the aircraft this yr and few if any crosswind lndgs, this landing attempt should never have been made. Not to mention on a no go around mountain side strip with an estimated 15-20 KT 90 degree crosswind. As repairs will keep the airplane down through the winter and next spring I will be due for a biennial flight review. I intend to get 3-5 hours of dual crosswind practice and stay clear of mountainside strips.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT DAMAGED DURING LNDG PROC XWIND LNDG ON A MOUNTAIN STRIP IN ALASKA. RWY EXCURSION. RPTR FAILED TO PERFORM A POST FLT INSPECTION AT STRIP AND FLEW DAMAGED ACFT BACK TO FAI.

Narrative: ON SHORT FINAL TO AN OFF ARPT STRIP A STREAMER FLAG INDICATED A STRONG XWIND COMPONENT. I ADJUSTED TO THE XWIND WITH A WING LOW SLIP TECHNIQUE. THIS HELD CTRLINE TO TOUCHDOWN. ON TOUCHDOWN THE L MAIN GEAR BOUNCED THE L WING HIGH, THE XWIND PUSHED THE WING HIGHER AND THE ACFT TAIL BEGAN TO WEATHERVANE. THE R MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE GND AS THE ACFT LEFT THE RWY AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. TOUCHING DOWN OFF THE RWY THE MAIN GEAR BOUNCED OFF THE FAR SIDE OF A 2-3 FT DIP AS THE ACFT CAME BACK ONTO THE RWY, FINALLY SKIDDING TO A REST AT ABOUT 45 DEGS TO THE RWY. ON RETURNING TO FAI A NUMBER OF HOLES WERE FOUND IN THE R HORIZ STABILIZER, ELEVATOR AND R SIDE OF THE RUDDER. ALSO THE R WINGTIP BOW RUNNING LIGHT AND FABRIC WERE DAMAGED AND THE AILERON FABRIC WAS TORN. HAVING HAD VERY LITTLE TIME IN THE ACFT THIS YR AND FEW IF ANY XWIND LNDGS, THIS LNDG ATTEMPT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN MADE. NOT TO MENTION ON A NO GAR MOUNTAIN SIDE STRIP WITH AN ESTIMATED 15-20 KT 90 DEG XWIND. AS REPAIRS WILL KEEP THE AIRPLANE DOWN THROUGH THE WINTER AND NEXT SPRING I WILL BE DUE FOR A BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW. I INTEND TO GET 3-5 HRS OF DUAL XWIND PRACTICE AND STAY CLR OF MOUNTAINSIDE STRIPS.

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.

Small aircraft aircraft damaged during landing procedure crosswind landing on a mountain strip in alaska. Runway excursion. Reporter failed to perform a post flight inspection at strip and flew damaged aircraft back to fai.