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Maule M7 aircraft landing with intent to make touch-and-go. As reporter pilot was attempting to set trim on landing roll, the tail started to come up and in a reflex action, pilot tapped brakes which tipped aircraft up on the nose and hit propeller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 399985 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sdl |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-7 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2609 flight time type : 33 |
| ASRS Report | 399985 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On landing from a visual approach I was on rollout from the landing and configuring the aircraft for a continued takeoff. As I reached down to configure trim to takeoff position, I inadvertently applied forward pressure on the yoke. The tail started to raise and, as a reflex action, I 'tapped' the brakes. Actions resulted in propeller striking the runway. The aircraft stopped nose-down, resting on the propeller. The deceleration was not enough to lock my shoulder harness. It did not throw me forward and did not cause the propeller spinner to contact the runway. Most of my time is in large tricycle gear aircraft which caused me to apply brakes by habit! Also, low experience was a factor. The movement to adjust trim (a bending down to the right), which caused the forward yoke pressure, was not being considered by me! Correct for me -- stop-and-goes, not touch-and-goes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MAULE M7 ACFT LNDG WITH INTENT TO MAKE TOUCH-AND-GO. AS RPTR PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET TRIM ON LNDG ROLL, THE TAIL STARTED TO COME UP AND IN A REFLEX ACTION, PLT TAPPED BRAKES WHICH TIPPED ACFT UP ON THE NOSE AND HIT PROP.
Narrative: ON LNDG FROM A VISUAL APCH I WAS ON ROLLOUT FROM THE LNDG AND CONFIGURING THE ACFT FOR A CONTINUED TKOF. AS I REACHED DOWN TO CONFIGURE TRIM TO TKOF POS, I INADVERTENTLY APPLIED FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE YOKE. THE TAIL STARTED TO RAISE AND, AS A REFLEX ACTION, I 'TAPPED' THE BRAKES. ACTIONS RESULTED IN PROP STRIKING THE RWY. THE ACFT STOPPED NOSE-DOWN, RESTING ON THE PROP. THE DECELERATION WAS NOT ENOUGH TO LOCK MY SHOULDER HARNESS. IT DID NOT THROW ME FORWARD AND DID NOT CAUSE THE PROP SPINNER TO CONTACT THE RWY. MOST OF MY TIME IS IN LARGE TRICYCLE GEAR ACFT WHICH CAUSED ME TO APPLY BRAKES BY HABIT! ALSO, LOW EXPERIENCE WAS A FACTOR. THE MOVEMENT TO ADJUST TRIM (A BENDING DOWN TO THE R), WHICH CAUSED THE FORWARD YOKE PRESSURE, WAS NOT BEING CONSIDERED BY ME! CORRECT FOR ME -- STOP-AND-GOES, NOT TOUCH-AND-GOES.
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.