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GA charter bounced on landing runway 4. Slid off edge of runway resulting in nosegear striking sign and breaking off the aircraft. Propellers struck the ground and the aircraft came to rest off the edge of the runway approximately 2100 ft down the runway. No injuries to passenger or pilot. Runway had not been plowed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357777 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lew |
| State Reference | ME |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 182 flight time total : 3050 flight time type : 295 |
| ASRS Report | 357777 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On jan/xx/97, at XA45 local, portland approach cleared me for the ILS runway 4 to lew and to change frequencys. I contacted CTAF with my intentions/position. At 800 ft MSL I broke out of the overcast and spotted the runway and proceeded visually. At approximately 1200 ft down the runway, I touched down firm on the main gear and bounced about a ft. After firmly on all 3 landing gear the aircraft slid to the left and exited the runway. At approximately 2100 ft down the runway, the nosewheel struck a runway sign and exited the aircraft. The airplane nosed over whereupon the propellers (at idle) struck the ground. The aircraft traveled straight another 200 ft and came to rest at about mid-field and 6 ft off the edge of the runway. I checked all passenger, secured the airplane and exited. Contributing factors: low light conditions, 2-3 inches of unplowed snow on the runway and entire airport -- difficult to determine runway. Only the bottom left side of the aircraft's windshield was clear from freezing drizzle. Corrective actions: receiving a better runway condition report from FBO/manager before starting the approach. Do not start approach until at least one of the contributing factors had been corrected, ie: 1) runway plowed, 2) freezing drizzle dissipated, and 3) better recognition of runway lights.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA CHARTER BOUNCED ON LNDG RWY 4. SLID OFF EDGE OF RWY RESULTING IN NOSEGEAR STRIKING SIGN AND BREAKING OFF THE ACFT. PROPS STRUCK THE GND AND THE ACFT CAME TO REST OFF THE EDGE OF THE RWY APPROX 2100 FT DOWN THE RWY. NO INJURIES TO PAX OR PLT. RWY HAD NOT BEEN PLOWED.
Narrative: ON JAN/XX/97, AT XA45 LCL, PORTLAND APCH CLRED ME FOR THE ILS RWY 4 TO LEW AND TO CHANGE FREQS. I CONTACTED CTAF WITH MY INTENTIONS/POS. AT 800 FT MSL I BROKE OUT OF THE OVCST AND SPOTTED THE RWY AND PROCEEDED VISUALLY. AT APPROX 1200 FT DOWN THE RWY, I TOUCHED DOWN FIRM ON THE MAIN GEAR AND BOUNCED ABOUT A FT. AFTER FIRMLY ON ALL 3 LNDG GEAR THE ACFT SLID TO THE L AND EXITED THE RWY. AT APPROX 2100 FT DOWN THE RWY, THE NOSEWHEEL STRUCK A RWY SIGN AND EXITED THE ACFT. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER WHEREUPON THE PROPS (AT IDLE) STRUCK THE GND. THE ACFT TRAVELED STRAIGHT ANOTHER 200 FT AND CAME TO REST AT ABOUT MID-FIELD AND 6 FT OFF THE EDGE OF THE RWY. I CHKED ALL PAX, SECURED THE AIRPLANE AND EXITED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS, 2-3 INCHES OF UNPLOWED SNOW ON THE RWY AND ENTIRE ARPT -- DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE RWY. ONLY THE BOTTOM L SIDE OF THE ACFT'S WINDSHIELD WAS CLR FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: RECEIVING A BETTER RWY CONDITION RPT FROM FBO/MGR BEFORE STARTING THE APCH. DO NOT START APCH UNTIL AT LEAST ONE OF THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS HAD BEEN CORRECTED, IE: 1) RWY PLOWED, 2) FREEZING DRIZZLE DISSIPATED, AND 3) BETTER RECOGNITION OF RWY LIGHTS.
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.