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An small aircraft pilot landing in snow, off airport and on an unimproved surface noses over resulting in a propeller strike and nose cowl damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 392929 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : eau |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp |
| 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 | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 1170 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 392929 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Incident occurred while landing on an unimproved surface. Landing gear caught in snow resulting in a nose over, propeller strike, and damage to nose cowl. Contributing factors: 1) overcast with sun behind causing diminished depth perception. 2) uneven depth of snow. 3) lack of visual clues in landing area. Recurrence can be prevented by being more aware of difficulties when landing in conditions subject to whiteout.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PLT LNDG IN SNOW, OFF ARPT AND ON AN UNIMPROVED SURFACE NOSES OVER RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE AND NOSE COWL DAMAGE.
Narrative: INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE LNDG ON AN UNIMPROVED SURFACE. LNDG GEAR CAUGHT IN SNOW RESULTING IN A NOSE OVER, PROP STRIKE, AND DAMAGE TO NOSE COWL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) OVCST WITH SUN BEHIND CAUSING DIMINISHED DEPTH PERCEPTION. 2) UNEVEN DEPTH OF SNOW. 3) LACK OF VISUAL CLUES IN LNDG AREA. RECURRENCE CAN BE PREVENTED BY BEING MORE AWARE OF DIFFICULTIES WHEN LNDG IN CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHITEOUT.
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.