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Pilot of a MO20, struck propeller during go around from an attempted landing in gusty crosswind conditions. Pilot raised the landing gear too early and the aircraft descended striking the propeller. Reporter diverted to another airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 397880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 29d |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 B/C Ranger |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 430 flight time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 397880 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical 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:
On approach to 29D winds were very gusty. Airspeed was kept 10 KTS above normal and 15 degree flaps were used. Forecast winds were 270 degrees, 20 KTS gusting to 29 KTS. Landing was attempted on runway 28, however gusty crosswind began to push aircraft off runway. Go around was attempted with full power. When in positive climb gear was retracted, but aircraft settled down -- propeller struck runway. Climb continued and landing made at another airport. Problem was continued attempt at landing in winds which may have exceeded aircraft's and pilot's crosswind capabilities. Also, gear was retracted too early -- allowances should have been made for gusty winds and loss of airspeed anticipated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A MO20, STRUCK PROP DURING GAR FROM AN ATTEMPTED LNDG IN GUSTY XWIND CONDITIONS. PLT RAISED THE LNDG GEAR TOO EARLY AND THE ACFT DSNDED STRIKING THE PROP. RPTR DIVERTED TO ANOTHER ARPT.
Narrative: ON APCH TO 29D WINDS WERE VERY GUSTY. AIRSPD WAS KEPT 10 KTS ABOVE NORMAL AND 15 DEG FLAPS WERE USED. FORECAST WINDS WERE 270 DEGS, 20 KTS GUSTING TO 29 KTS. LNDG WAS ATTEMPTED ON RWY 28, HOWEVER GUSTY XWIND BEGAN TO PUSH ACFT OFF RWY. GAR WAS ATTEMPTED WITH FULL PWR. WHEN IN POSITIVE CLB GEAR WAS RETRACTED, BUT ACFT SETTLED DOWN -- PROP STRUCK RWY. CLB CONTINUED AND LNDG MADE AT ANOTHER ARPT. PROB WAS CONTINUED ATTEMPT AT LNDG IN WINDS WHICH MAY HAVE EXCEEDED ACFT'S AND PLT'S XWIND CAPABILITIES. ALSO, GEAR WAS RETRACTED TOO EARLY -- ALLOWANCES SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOSS OF AIRSPD ANTICIPATED.
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.