<< >> NASA ASRS Report 492086, November 2000

Student pilot in a C150 lost control during landing resulting in collapsing the nose gear and damaging the propeller.

Attributes
ACN	492086
Time
Date	200011
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bkl.airport
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 29 flight time total : 71 flight time type : 69
ASRS Report	492086
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 1180
ASRS Report	492326
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I am a student pilot nearing my check ride. My instructor and I were at burke so I could finish my solo controled fields. During my final landing to pick him up, I cut my base leg short to avoid the stadium, did not get fully lined up with the runway. Got lined up just before crossing over land. I had too much speed, the plane ballooned. I did not recover it properly. The plane landed on its nosewheel, collapsing it. The plane skidded 15-20 ft before stopping. Supplemental information from acn 402326: student pilot on a solo flight mishandled a bounced landing, resulting in nose gear failure and damaged propeller. There was a football game nearby, with a large abmount of banner tow traffic near the final approach course. There was no real collision hazard, but the student perceived a hazard. The student is being retrained on the importance of a proper approach, as well as proper management of airspeed, bounced landings, and go-arounds.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT IN A C150 LOST CTL DURING LNDG RESULTING IN COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND DAMAGING THE PROP.

Narrative: I AM A STUDENT PLT NEARING MY CHK RIDE. MY INSTRUCTOR AND I WERE AT BURKE SO I COULD FINISH MY SOLO CTLED FIELDS. DURING MY FINAL LNDG TO PICK HIM UP, I CUT MY BASE LEG SHORT TO AVOID THE STADIUM, DID NOT GET FULLY LINED UP WITH THE RWY. GOT LINED UP JUST BEFORE XING OVER LAND. I HAD TOO MUCH SPD, THE PLANE BALLOONED. I DID NOT RECOVER IT PROPERLY. THE PLANE LANDED ON ITS NOSEWHEEL, COLLAPSING IT. THE PLANE SKIDDED 15-20 FT BEFORE STOPPING. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 402326: STUDENT PLT ON A SOLO FLT MISHANDLED A BOUNCED LNDG, RESULTING IN NOSE GEAR FAILURE AND DAMAGED PROP. THERE WAS A FOOTBALL GAME NEARBY, WITH A LARGE ABMOUNT OF BANNER TOW TRAFFIC NEAR THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE. THERE WAS NO REAL COLLISION HAZARD, BUT THE STUDENT PERCEIVED A HAZARD. THE STUDENT IS BEING RETRAINED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF A PROPER APPROACH, AS WELL AS PROPER MANAGEMENT OF AIRSPEED, BOUNCED LANDINGS, AND GO-AROUNDS.

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.