Pilot of a rockwell turbo commander, AC84, made a hard landing when he stalled a few ft above the ru...

Attributes
ACN	379321
Time
Date	199709
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3b1
State Reference	ME
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Turbo Commander 840
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 2980 flight time type : 215
ASRS Report	379321
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A friend and I flew his turbo commander on a pleasure and proficiency flight from owd to a fly-in at 3b1. We broke out of the overcast 30 mi out and shortly canceled IFR. The airport was very busy with many parked planes lining both runways, pedestrians and tents were visible. I would have preferred the 4000 ft runway, but local traffic was using the 3000 footer. Things were busy in the pattern but our first approach was normal until a cessna, making no radio call, pulled onto the runway and began its takeoff roll as we were on very short final. I made an uneventful go around and proceeded back around the traffic pattern. During the descent phase, I had pulled out the poh and computed our approach speed -- 90 KIAS at 9000 pounds. All my previous approachs in the aircraft had been at 100 KTS but this was my shortest landing to date. I crossed the fence at 90 KTS and reduced power to 'float power' as usual. The bottom dropped out at 3-5 ft and we hit hard, even as I hauled back on the yoke. After shutdown, on securing the rudder control lock, I noticed that the tail tiedown ring was bent. Further examination revealed that the marker beacon antenna, some skin, and part of my ego were missing. Lesson: train for all the corners of the flight envelope that you expect to use. Don't just pull out the flight manual and expect to get the predicted performance without rehearsal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A ROCKWELL TURBO COMMANDER, AC84, MADE A HARD LNDG WHEN HE STALLED A FEW FT ABOVE THE RWY DURING AN ATTEMPTED SHORT FIELD LNDG. THE ACFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAIL TIE DOWN RING, MARKER BEACON ANTENNA AND FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN.

Narrative: A FRIEND AND I FLEW HIS TURBO COMMANDER ON A PLEASURE AND PROFICIENCY FLT FROM OWD TO A FLY-IN AT 3B1. WE BROKE OUT OF THE OVCST 30 MI OUT AND SHORTLY CANCELED IFR. THE ARPT WAS VERY BUSY WITH MANY PARKED PLANES LINING BOTH RWYS, PEDESTRIANS AND TENTS WERE VISIBLE. I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED THE 4000 FT RWY, BUT LCL TFC WAS USING THE 3000 FOOTER. THINGS WERE BUSY IN THE PATTERN BUT OUR FIRST APCH WAS NORMAL UNTIL A CESSNA, MAKING NO RADIO CALL, PULLED ONTO THE RWY AND BEGAN ITS TKOF ROLL AS WE WERE ON VERY SHORT FINAL. I MADE AN UNEVENTFUL GAR AND PROCEEDED BACK AROUND THE TFC PATTERN. DURING THE DSCNT PHASE, I HAD PULLED OUT THE POH AND COMPUTED OUR APCH SPD -- 90 KIAS AT 9000 LBS. ALL MY PREVIOUS APCHS IN THE ACFT HAD BEEN AT 100 KTS BUT THIS WAS MY SHORTEST LNDG TO DATE. I CROSSED THE FENCE AT 90 KTS AND REDUCED PWR TO 'FLOAT PWR' AS USUAL. THE BOTTOM DROPPED OUT AT 3-5 FT AND WE HIT HARD, EVEN AS I HAULED BACK ON THE YOKE. AFTER SHUTDOWN, ON SECURING THE RUDDER CTL LOCK, I NOTICED THAT THE TAIL TIEDOWN RING WAS BENT. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE MARKER BEACON ANTENNA, SOME SKIN, AND PART OF MY EGO WERE MISSING. LESSON: TRAIN FOR ALL THE CORNERS OF THE FLT ENVELOPE THAT YOU EXPECT TO USE. DON'T JUST PULL OUT THE FLT MANUAL AND EXPECT TO GET THE PREDICTED PERFORMANCE WITHOUT REHEARSAL.

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.

Pilot of a rockwell turbo commander, AC84, made a hard landing when he stalled a few ft above the runway during an attempted short field landing. The aircraft received minor damage to the tail tie down ring, marker beacon antenna and fuselage belly skin.