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Pilot of a lake, LA4-200 (LA42), buccaneer, returned to land after the canvas protective engine cover came off during climb out causing minor damage when a fastener punctured the wing and broke off an antenna. The reporter had admittedly forgotten to remove the cover during preflight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 391443 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bmg |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bmg |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | LA-4-200 Buccaneer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 391443 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far 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:
Failed to fully remove canvas engine cover prior to flight. (Aircraft has an overhead, pylon-mounted engine with pusher propeller.) after takeoff, on crosswind departure leg at 500 ft AGL, cover came loose and went through propeller, causing buffeting and vibration. (Part of cover remained wrapped around propeller shaft.) I reduced power to idle and glided back to airport, landing on taxiway. Only damage to aircraft was broken ADF antenna wire and small dent in aft upper surface of left wing where some part of the cover (possibly a plastic ring fastener) was thrown by the propeller. The cause of this incident is too obvious to require any elaboration. Inadequate preflight preparation inspection.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A LAKE, LA4-200 (LA42), BUCCANEER, RETURNED TO LAND AFTER THE CANVAS PROTECTIVE ENG COVER CAME OFF DURING CLBOUT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE WHEN A FASTENER PUNCTURED THE WING AND BROKE OFF AN ANTENNA. THE RPTR HAD ADMITTEDLY FORGOTTEN TO REMOVE THE COVER DURING PREFLT.
Narrative: FAILED TO FULLY REMOVE CANVAS ENG COVER PRIOR TO FLT. (ACFT HAS AN OVERHEAD, PYLON-MOUNTED ENG WITH PUSHER PROP.) AFTER TKOF, ON XWIND DEP LEG AT 500 FT AGL, COVER CAME LOOSE AND WENT THROUGH PROP, CAUSING BUFFETING AND VIBRATION. (PART OF COVER REMAINED WRAPPED AROUND PROP SHAFT.) I REDUCED PWR TO IDLE AND GLIDED BACK TO ARPT, LNDG ON TXWY. ONLY DAMAGE TO ACFT WAS BROKEN ADF ANTENNA WIRE AND SMALL DENT IN AFT UPPER SURFACE OF L WING WHERE SOME PART OF THE COVER (POSSIBLY A PLASTIC RING FASTENER) WAS THROWN BY THE PROP. THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT IS TOO OBVIOUS TO REQUIRE ANY ELABORATION. INADEQUATE PREFLT PREPARATION INSPECTION.
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.