Pilot of a piper PA30 twin commanche, made a hard landing when he landed short of the runway threshold, causing damage to the aircraft left main wheel assembly.

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Attributes
ACN	374753
Time
Date	199707
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : luk
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-30 Twin Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	374753
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The aircraft was damaged on landing at lunken airport, cincinnati, oh. It was damaged when the starboard landing gear (wheel) made contact with the edge of the concrete slab of the runway because the aircraft settled prematurely to the ground. When depressed by a wind gust, it was no longer possible to apply engine power in time to avoid premature ground contact, and land in normal fashion. The existence of a step transition (about 3 inches) between the grass and the runway itself was neither visible, nor was it expected, otherwise a larger margin of landing distance would have been maintained on the approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A PIPER PA30 TWIN COMMANCHE, MADE A HARD LNDG WHEN HE LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY THRESHOLD, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ACFT L MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY.

Narrative: THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED ON LNDG AT LUNKEN ARPT, CINCINNATI, OH. IT WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE STARBOARD LNDG GEAR (WHEEL) MADE CONTACT WITH THE EDGE OF THE CONCRETE SLAB OF THE RWY BECAUSE THE ACFT SETTLED PREMATURELY TO THE GND. WHEN DEPRESSED BY A WIND GUST, IT WAS NO LONGER POSSIBLE TO APPLY ENG PWR IN TIME TO AVOID PREMATURE GND CONTACT, AND LAND IN NORMAL FASHION. THE EXISTENCE OF A STEP TRANSITION (ABOUT 3 INCHES) BTWN THE GRASS AND THE RWY ITSELF WAS NEITHER VISIBLE, NOR WAS IT EXPECTED, OTHERWISE A LARGER MARGIN OF LNDG DISTANCE WOULD HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED ON THE APCH.

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.