<< >> NASA ASRS Report 356649, December 1996

Hard landing occurs after student pilot stalls the PA38 during a simulated engine failure after takeoff. Loss of aircraft control as instructor pilot technique flying was unable to prevent runway contact. Aircraft damaged nosewheel support struts.

Attributes
ACN	356649
Time
Date	199612
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : o61
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 20
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 730 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	356649
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During training flight I reduced power after takeoff to simulate emergency engine failure on takeoff. Student pilot pulled plane back into stalled condition. I put the power back in and attempted to recover from the stall. The aircraft settled to the runway for a hard landing. Postflt inspection found bent support tubes for the nosewheel landing gear. However, due to the amount of flying this airplane does, it is not possible to guarantee that the bent tubes came from this particular hard landing. It is suggested that a preflight inspection be performed on landing gear supports on aircraft used for training.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HARD LNDG OCCURS AFTER STUDENT PLT STALLS THE PA38 DURING A SIMULATED ENG FAILURE AFTER TKOF. LOSS OF ACFT CTL AS INSTRUCTOR PLT TECHNIQUE FLYING WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT RWY CONTACT. ACFT DAMAGED NOSEWHEEL SUPPORT STRUTS.

Narrative: DURING TRAINING FLT I REDUCED PWR AFTER TKOF TO SIMULATE EMER ENG FAILURE ON TKOF. STUDENT PLT PULLED PLANE BACK INTO STALLED CONDITION. I PUT THE PWR BACK IN AND ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL. THE ACFT SETTLED TO THE RWY FOR A HARD LNDG. POSTFLT INSPECTION FOUND BENT SUPPORT TUBES FOR THE NOSEWHEEL LNDG GEAR. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF FLYING THIS AIRPLANE DOES, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO GUARANTEE THAT THE BENT TUBES CAME FROM THIS PARTICULAR HARD LNDG. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT A PREFLT INSPECTION BE PERFORMED ON LNDG GEAR SUPPORTS ON ACFT USED FOR TRAINING.

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.