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Pilot of small aircraft makes approach with increased airspeed due to gusty wind conditions. He touches down then porpoises striking the propeller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382807 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 52f |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| 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 : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 382807 |
| 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:
Wind at time of occurrence was 170 degrees/15 KTS gusting 25 KTS, landing runway 17. Because of wind, pilot elected to have 10 KTS extra speed on final approach. Airplane touched down and porpoised, propeller striking pavement.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA MAKES APCH WITH INCREASED AIRSPD DUE TO GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. HE TOUCHES DOWN THEN PORPOISES STRIKING THE PROP.
Narrative: WIND AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE WAS 170 DEGS/15 KTS GUSTING 25 KTS, LNDG RWY 17. BECAUSE OF WIND, PLT ELECTED TO HAVE 10 KTS EXTRA SPD ON FINAL APCH. AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND PORPOISED, PROP STRIKING PAVEMENT.
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.