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The landing gear collapsed on an small aircraft biplane during an aborted takeoff. The pilot aborted when he smelled a wood fire that he thought was coming from his aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 350456 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : l35 |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 1875 flight time type : 1788 |
| ASRS Report | 350456 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While taking off, climbed to 20 or 30 ft. Smelled wood burning. My aircraft is constructed of tube fuselage, wood wings with fabric cover. I thought I had a fire on board. I immediately cut the power to get back down to runway. Landed hard on runway. Landing gear gave way, skidded to a stop on runway, exited aircraft with passenger. No fire, no injuries. Wood smoke was from fires at special cookout at restaurant upwind of runway. Not noticeable when on ground, but very noticeable in open cockpit. Sudden power reduction at high altitudes caused high sink rate. Density altitude approximately 9700 ft. Could have eased off power. Lots of runway left.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE LNDG GEAR COLLAPSED ON AN SMA BIPLANE DURING AN ABORTED TKOF. THE PLT ABORTED WHEN HE SMELLED A WOOD FIRE THAT HE THOUGHT WAS COMING FROM HIS ACFT.
Narrative: WHILE TAKING OFF, CLBED TO 20 OR 30 FT. SMELLED WOOD BURNING. MY ACFT IS CONSTRUCTED OF TUBE FUSELAGE, WOOD WINGS WITH FABRIC COVER. I THOUGHT I HAD A FIRE ON BOARD. I IMMEDIATELY CUT THE PWR TO GET BACK DOWN TO RWY. LANDED HARD ON RWY. LNDG GEAR GAVE WAY, SKIDDED TO A STOP ON RWY, EXITED ACFT WITH PAX. NO FIRE, NO INJURIES. WOOD SMOKE WAS FROM FIRES AT SPECIAL COOKOUT AT RESTAURANT UPWIND OF RWY. NOT NOTICEABLE WHEN ON GND, BUT VERY NOTICEABLE IN OPEN COCKPIT. SUDDEN PWR REDUCTION AT HIGH ALTS CAUSED HIGH SINK RATE. DENSITY ALT APPROX 9700 FT. COULD HAVE EASED OFF PWR. LOTS OF RWY LEFT.
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.