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Small aircraft tow aircraft suffers propeller strike when he loses control of his aircraft during a shifting wind condition.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 367044 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : awo |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dpa |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| 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 : 8 flight time total : 467 flight time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 367044 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other 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:
Purpose of flight was aeronautical glider tows from uncontrolled field (elevation equal 137 ft). On downwind winds were approximately 12 KTS gusts to 18 KTS at 340 degrees variable to 010 degrees. Set up on final flaps 10 degrees and airspeed 70 mph. On short final observed winds had increased and were varying 350 degrees to 020 degrees. Made wheel landing on right wheel first. Left wheel contacted runway and tail started to come down. At approximately 40 mph aircraft started to weathervane to right and tail started to come up. I glanced at wind sock and observed wind had suddenly changed to strong right quartering tailwind. I applied full right aileron and left brake. Aircraft continued to weathervane to right and tail came up until propeller struck runway. Tail then came down with aircraft 90 degrees to runway 34. Shut down cockpit and pushed aircraft to tiedown. No damage to gear or wings. No injury to pilot (except ego).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA TOW ACFT SUFFERS PROP STRIKE WHEN HE LOSES CTL OF HIS ACFT DURING A SHIFTING WIND CONDITION.
Narrative: PURPOSE OF FLT WAS AERO GLIDER TOWS FROM UNCTLED FIELD (ELEVATION EQUAL 137 FT). ON DOWNWIND WINDS WERE APPROX 12 KTS GUSTS TO 18 KTS AT 340 DEGS VARIABLE TO 010 DEGS. SET UP ON FINAL FLAPS 10 DEGS AND AIRSPD 70 MPH. ON SHORT FINAL OBSERVED WINDS HAD INCREASED AND WERE VARYING 350 DEGS TO 020 DEGS. MADE WHEEL LNDG ON R WHEEL FIRST. L WHEEL CONTACTED RWY AND TAIL STARTED TO COME DOWN. AT APPROX 40 MPH ACFT STARTED TO WEATHERVANE TO R AND TAIL STARTED TO COME UP. I GLANCED AT WIND SOCK AND OBSERVED WIND HAD SUDDENLY CHANGED TO STRONG R QUARTERING TAILWIND. I APPLIED FULL R AILERON AND L BRAKE. ACFT CONTINUED TO WEATHERVANE TO R AND TAIL CAME UP UNTIL PROP STRUCK RWY. TAIL THEN CAME DOWN WITH ACFT 90 DEGS TO RWY 34. SHUT DOWN COCKPIT AND PUSHED ACFT TO TIEDOWN. NO DAMAGE TO GEAR OR WINGS. NO INJURY TO PLT (EXCEPT EGO).
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.