Pilot involved in a comedy airshow performance has aircraft buffet just after takeoff and descends t...

Attributes
ACN	416106
Time
Date	199810
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fam
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 3300
ASRS Report	416016
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other

Narrative:

On takeoff in airshow comedy routine, power was pulled as part of routine. When power was added, aircraft buffeted. I was unable to arrest descent prior to aircraft striking ground with gear retracted. Aircraft bounced and flew down runway before landing with gear up. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that his comedy performance is usually much funnier than this one was. His aircraft is a swift with a large engine so he usually has plenty of power. After takeoff, he reduces power and flies 'close to the edge' with lots of conversation from the 'announcer' about his poor flying. The reporter's 2 partners were in the announce stand. Their explanation of why the aircraft would fly again after touchdown at such slow speed is that there was a 12-15 KT crosswind which was blocked by a large hangar near the runway at the low altitude and allowed the aircraft to fly again after initial touchdown. The FAA representatives were present at the airshow and investigated right away. They found no problem with the way the aircraft was flown and intend no follow up. Reporter is waiting for the aircraft to be repaired so he can take it up to altitude and try to duplicate the situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT INVOLVED IN A COMEDY AIRSHOW PERFORMANCE HAS ACFT BUFFET JUST AFTER TKOF AND DSNDS TO THE RWY SURFACE. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THE ACFT BOUNCES AND PROCEEDS TO FLY DOWN THE RWY PRIOR TO LNDG WITH GEAR RETRACTED.

Narrative: ON TKOF IN AIRSHOW COMEDY ROUTINE, PWR WAS PULLED AS PART OF ROUTINE. WHEN PWR WAS ADDED, ACFT BUFFETED. I WAS UNABLE TO ARREST DSCNT PRIOR TO ACFT STRIKING GND WITH GEAR RETRACTED. ACFT BOUNCED AND FLEW DOWN RWY BEFORE LNDG WITH GEAR UP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT HIS COMEDY PERFORMANCE IS USUALLY MUCH FUNNIER THAN THIS ONE WAS. HIS ACFT IS A SWIFT WITH A LARGE ENG SO HE USUALLY HAS PLENTY OF PWR. AFTER TKOF, HE REDUCES PWR AND FLIES 'CLOSE TO THE EDGE' WITH LOTS OF CONVERSATION FROM THE 'ANNOUNCER' ABOUT HIS POOR FLYING. THE RPTR'S 2 PARTNERS WERE IN THE ANNOUNCE STAND. THEIR EXPLANATION OF WHY THE ACFT WOULD FLY AGAIN AFTER TOUCHDOWN AT SUCH SLOW SPD IS THAT THERE WAS A 12-15 KT XWIND WHICH WAS BLOCKED BY A LARGE HANGAR NEAR THE RWY AT THE LOW ALT AND ALLOWED THE ACFT TO FLY AGAIN AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN. THE FAA REPRESENTATIVES WERE PRESENT AT THE AIRSHOW AND INVESTIGATED RIGHT AWAY. THEY FOUND NO PROB WITH THE WAY THE ACFT WAS FLOWN AND INTEND NO FOLLOW UP. RPTR IS WAITING FOR THE ACFT TO BE REPAIRED SO HE CAN TAKE IT UP TO ALT AND TRY TO DUPLICATE THE SIT.

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.

Pilot involved in a comedy airshow performance has aircraft buffet just after takeoff and descends to the runway surface. After touching down, the aircraft bounces and proceeds to fly down the runway prior to landing with gear retracted.