<< >> NASA ASRS Report 414291, September 1998

Propeller strike resulted to a BE20 after a hard landing in gusty xwinds during multi engine training. Both of the 2 engine propellers were damaged.

Attributes
ACN	414291
Time
Date	199809
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : prc
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Duchess 76
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 170
ASRS Report	414291
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A training flight. Practicing simulated single engine. Slight crosswind. Student put in appropriate crosswind correction. In flare, student rapidly reduced throttle and removed crosswind correction. It was gusting outside. Airspeed rapidly depleted outside sink rate envelope. Both instructor and student reacted to make appropriate corrections. Resulted in hard landing. After shutdown and inspection, instructor and student noticed propeller had been struck. (Although corrective actions were taken it was too late.)

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROP STRIKE RESULTED TO A BE20 AFTER A HARD LNDG IN GUSTY XWINDS DURING MULTI ENG TRAINING. BOTH OF THE 2 ENG PROPS WERE DAMAGED.

Narrative: A TRAINING FLT. PRACTICING SIMULATED SINGLE ENG. SLIGHT XWIND. STUDENT PUT IN APPROPRIATE XWIND CORRECTION. IN FLARE, STUDENT RAPIDLY REDUCED THROTTLE AND REMOVED XWIND CORRECTION. IT WAS GUSTING OUTSIDE. AIRSPD RAPIDLY DEPLETED OUTSIDE SINK RATE ENVELOPE. BOTH INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT REACTED TO MAKE APPROPRIATE CORRECTIONS. RESULTED IN HARD LNDG. AFTER SHUTDOWN AND INSPECTION, INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT NOTICED PROP HAD BEEN STRUCK. (ALTHOUGH CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE TAKEN IT WAS TOO LATE.)

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.