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Small aircraft aircraft during landing hit propeller, flaps, antennas and step. Pilot reporter heard noise and commenced go around. Next approach landing gear was insured down and an uneventful landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 370455 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cho |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bos |
| Operator | other |
| 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 | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 4850 |
| ASRS Report | 370456 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While on flight from orf to cho at 6000 ft, when cleared for approach to cho, runway 3 landing checks completed. While landing, heard loud noise from front of aircraft. Aircraft was rotated into the air with full power. ATCT was told of the go around, gear/flaps were retracted. Landing was made a second time without problems. Inspection of aircraft when parked revealed damage to all 3 propeller blades, flaps, step and antennas. Gear selector on first approach was down, no gear unsafe horn was heard. Second approach gear was recycled down and up 3 times before landing. Mechanic stated that nothing was wrong with the gear, but could not check the gear unsafe warning horn. ATCT did not notice gear down or up on first landing, 4 radios calls were needed to notify ATCT of the go area, no further assistance was requested of the ATCT.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ACFT DURING LNDG HIT PROP, FLAPS, ANTENNAS AND STEP. PLT RPTR HEARD NOISE AND COMMENCED GAR. NEXT APCH LNDG GEAR WAS INSURED DOWN AND AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.
Narrative: WHILE ON FLT FROM ORF TO CHO AT 6000 FT, WHEN CLRED FOR APCH TO CHO, RWY 3 LNDG CHKS COMPLETED. WHILE LNDG, HEARD LOUD NOISE FROM FRONT OF ACFT. ACFT WAS ROTATED INTO THE AIR WITH FULL PWR. ATCT WAS TOLD OF THE GAR, GEAR/FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. LNDG WAS MADE A SECOND TIME WITHOUT PROBS. INSPECTION OF ACFT WHEN PARKED REVEALED DAMAGE TO ALL 3 PROP BLADES, FLAPS, STEP AND ANTENNAS. GEAR SELECTOR ON FIRST APCH WAS DOWN, NO GEAR UNSAFE HORN WAS HEARD. SECOND APCH GEAR WAS RECYCLED DOWN AND UP 3 TIMES BEFORE LNDG. MECH STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE GEAR, BUT COULD NOT CHK THE GEAR UNSAFE WARNING HORN. ATCT DID NOT NOTICE GEAR DOWN OR UP ON FIRST LNDG, 4 RADIOS CALLS WERE NEEDED TO NOTIFY ATCT OF THE GO AREA, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED OF THE ATCT.
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.