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A private pilot flying a mooney M20 at bpi encountered strong xwinds during landing resulting in the wingtip and propeller striking the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 442422 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bpi.airport |
| State Reference | WY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 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 : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 164 flight time type : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 442422 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During landing, just before touchdown, on runway 13 at big piney, wy, a strong crosswind gust from approximately 220 degrees struck the plane and caused the left wing to hit the runway. This forced the nose to dive and the propeller to strike the runway. The gust and the ground contact of the wing and the propeller sent the plane off the runway onto an open dirt field on the undamaged gear. As I slowed the plane I steered it back onto the runway and finished the rollout to a complete stop. I taxied the plane to the ramp under its own power. On approach I verified the winds via a unicom advisory and the ASOS. It may have been helpful to overfly the runway and do a go around to confirm the direction and force of the wind gusts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PVT PLT FLYING A MOONEY M20 AT BPI ENCOUNTERED STRONG XWINDS DURING LNDG RESULTING IN THE WINGTIP AND PROP STRIKING THE RWY.
Narrative: DURING LNDG, JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, ON RWY 13 AT BIG PINEY, WY, A STRONG XWIND GUST FROM APPROX 220 DEGS STRUCK THE PLANE AND CAUSED THE L WING TO HIT THE RWY. THIS FORCED THE NOSE TO DIVE AND THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RWY. THE GUST AND THE GND CONTACT OF THE WING AND THE PROP SENT THE PLANE OFF THE RWY ONTO AN OPEN DIRT FIELD ON THE UNDAMAGED GEAR. AS I SLOWED THE PLANE I STEERED IT BACK ONTO THE RWY AND FINISHED THE ROLLOUT TO A COMPLETE STOP. I TAXIED THE PLANE TO THE RAMP UNDER ITS OWN PWR. ON APCH I VERIFIED THE WINDS VIA A UNICOM ADVISORY AND THE ASOS. IT MAY HAVE BEEN HELPFUL TO OVERFLY THE RWY AND DO A GAR TO CONFIRM THE DIRECTION AND FORCE OF THE WIND GUSTS.
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.