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Attributes | |
ACN | 474608 |
Time | |
Date | 200006 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : mry.airport |
State Reference | CA |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : mry.tower tower : stl.tower |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | landing : roll |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 215 flight time type : 96 |
ASRS Report | 474608 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : local |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : nose wheel pos. ind. other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was cleared for runway 28R. At the point I was to turn final, the tower changed me to runway 28L. I continued my base leg and turned final on runway 28L. I felt I was low, so I applied some power to slow my descent. As I approached the runway, I pulled the remainder of the power. As I started the roundout, the airplane ballooned. I continued to hold back pressure. The airplane stalled approximately 10 ft above the runway surface and the nosewheel contacted first and collapsed. I tried to hold the nose off the ground while I shut down the engine, secured the fuel and killed the magnetos and master switch. Unfortunately, the propeller had struck the runway surface prior to shutdown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL STALLED AND DROPPED ONTO THE NOSEWHEEL DURING LNDG FLARE CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.
Narrative: I WAS CLRED FOR RWY 28R. AT THE POINT I WAS TO TURN FINAL, THE TWR CHANGED ME TO RWY 28L. I CONTINUED MY BASE LEG AND TURNED FINAL ON RWY 28L. I FELT I WAS LOW, SO I APPLIED SOME PWR TO SLOW MY DSCNT. AS I APCHED THE RWY, I PULLED THE REMAINDER OF THE PWR. AS I STARTED THE ROUNDOUT, THE AIRPLANE BALLOONED. I CONTINUED TO HOLD BACK PRESSURE. THE AIRPLANE STALLED APPROX 10 FT ABOVE THE RWY SURFACE AND THE NOSEWHEEL CONTACTED FIRST AND COLLAPSED. I TRIED TO HOLD THE NOSE OFF THE GND WHILE I SHUT DOWN THE ENG, SECURED THE FUEL AND KILLED THE MAGNETOS AND MASTER SWITCH. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROP HAD STRUCK THE RWY SURFACE PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN.
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.