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An MO20 pilot manages to porpoise and then land on and collapse his nose gear on the second touchdown. A propeller strike and a runway excursion completed this event.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 408607 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : i74 |
| State Reference | OH |
| 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 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 63 flight time total : 195 flight time type : 57 |
| ASRS Report | 408607 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other 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:
Landing on runway 5 at I74 grimes field, my plane porpoised after initial contact. I applied slight power but struck the ground with the nosewheel, which collapsed. There followed a propeller strike and a 200 ft slide off the runway. There were no injuries and light damage to the nose skin. There was a 7-10 KT wind from about 350 degrees at touchdown. Possible alternatives: 1) go around -- plenty of time and room to do so. 2) hold power, obtain level flight, flare again. Elected to settle plane after first bounce, causing gear collapse.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MO20 PLT MANAGES TO PORPOISE AND THEN LAND ON AND COLLAPSE HIS NOSE GEAR ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN. A PROP STRIKE AND A RWY EXCURSION COMPLETED THIS EVENT.
Narrative: LNDG ON RWY 5 AT I74 GRIMES FIELD, MY PLANE PORPOISED AFTER INITIAL CONTACT. I APPLIED SLIGHT PWR BUT STRUCK THE GND WITH THE NOSEWHEEL, WHICH COLLAPSED. THERE FOLLOWED A PROP STRIKE AND A 200 FT SLIDE OFF THE RWY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND LIGHT DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SKIN. THERE WAS A 7-10 KT WIND FROM ABOUT 350 DEGS AT TOUCHDOWN. POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES: 1) GAR -- PLENTY OF TIME AND ROOM TO DO SO. 2) HOLD PWR, OBTAIN LEVEL FLT, FLARE AGAIN. ELECTED TO SETTLE PLANE AFTER FIRST BOUNCE, CAUSING GEAR COLLAPSE.
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.