Narrative:

This incident began when I was 12 mi east at 4000 ft, inbound for landing at parkersburg, wv. I was in sight of my call point, which was st mary's. I heard another aircraft make its call to parkersburg tower stating that he was 20 mi east, altitude unknown, inbound for landing. The tower responded by saying that he needs to report a 3 mi final for runway 28. I knew that he was behind me then and therefore I made my call to the tower stating that I was 12 mi east, 4000 ft inbound for landing. The tower responded for me to report a 3 mi final for runway 28. A min or two passed and I heard, 'I have the traffic in sight, I'm going to do a 180 degree turn and let the traffic in.' I knew he meant that he was going to do a 360 degree turn and come in behind me. I also knew he could see me in front of himself. I had the airport in sight and continued my descent. I then reported parkersburg tower that I was on 3 mi final for runway 28. The tower cleared me to land runway 28. I applied my first notch of flaps and continued my descent. I then applied second flaps and as I reached down for the flap lever, I got a glimpse of an aircraft above me. I did a double take and as I did, he passed me -- landing gear down -- then he said, 'tower, where is the cherokee, I don't see him?' the tower said 'we don't see him either, but he is on final for runway 28 now.' I spoke up and said that 'I can see the traffic, do you want me to do a go around, I'm right here off the end of runway 28?' a pause, then the cessna said, 'no, I'll do a go around.' I watched him power up and start his go around while I was 3 notches and preparing to land. There was no wind, but on clearing the threshold, I noticed some turbulence I wasn't expecting. I flared for touchdown and as the wheels touched the runway, a sudden lift hit my left wing hard enough to lift the wing and landing gear off the ground. I slammed the right rudder to the floor, the right wingtip hit the runway and I skidded off to the left of the runway into the grass. The tower called and asked if I was ok. I was, and they sent help. At the time of the incident, I wasn't aware of what took place, but after discussing the facts with my instructor, I then understood that most likely I flew into an updraft caused by the propeller blast of the cessna doing his go around. Also, even though I felt that I panicked by standing on right rudder, my instructor feels it was the only thing that kept the plane from flipping on its top. What I did might have saved the aircraft from more severe damage. What I've learned here is: don't always trust that the tower is going to be able to give separation. They aren't in control of the pilots that are in the pattern when you are. All I know now is, I'm the only one who didn't do anything wrong here and I'm the only one who suffered. I'm going to mark it up as a lesson learned, and put the scar on the outside.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWIN CESSNA EXECUTES GAR AFTER PA28 PLT RPTS HE IS ON SHORT FINAL. DURING LANDING HE WAS INVOLVED IN A RWY EXCURSION, WITH DAMAGE, CAUSED BY GAR WAKE TURB.

Narrative: THIS INCIDENT BEGAN WHEN I WAS 12 MI E AT 4000 FT, INBOUND FOR LNDG AT PARKERSBURG, WV. I WAS IN SIGHT OF MY CALL POINT, WHICH WAS ST MARY'S. I HEARD ANOTHER ACFT MAKE ITS CALL TO PARKERSBURG TWR STATING THAT HE WAS 20 MI E, ALT UNKNOWN, INBOUND FOR LNDG. THE TWR RESPONDED BY SAYING THAT HE NEEDS TO RPT A 3 MI FINAL FOR RWY 28. I KNEW THAT HE WAS BEHIND ME THEN AND THEREFORE I MADE MY CALL TO THE TWR STATING THAT I WAS 12 MI E, 4000 FT INBOUND FOR LNDG. THE TWR RESPONDED FOR ME TO RPT A 3 MI FINAL FOR RWY 28. A MIN OR TWO PASSED AND I HEARD, 'I HAVE THE TFC IN SIGHT, I'M GOING TO DO A 180 DEG TURN AND LET THE TFC IN.' I KNEW HE MEANT THAT HE WAS GOING TO DO A 360 DEG TURN AND COME IN BEHIND ME. I ALSO KNEW HE COULD SEE ME IN FRONT OF HIMSELF. I HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT AND CONTINUED MY DSCNT. I THEN RPTED PARKERSBURG TWR THAT I WAS ON 3 MI FINAL FOR RWY 28. THE TWR CLRED ME TO LAND RWY 28. I APPLIED MY FIRST NOTCH OF FLAPS AND CONTINUED MY DSCNT. I THEN APPLIED SECOND FLAPS AND AS I REACHED DOWN FOR THE FLAP LEVER, I GOT A GLIMPSE OF AN ACFT ABOVE ME. I DID A DOUBLE TAKE AND AS I DID, HE PASSED ME -- LNDG GEAR DOWN -- THEN HE SAID, 'TWR, WHERE IS THE CHEROKEE, I DON'T SEE HIM?' THE TWR SAID 'WE DON'T SEE HIM EITHER, BUT HE IS ON FINAL FOR RWY 28 NOW.' I SPOKE UP AND SAID THAT 'I CAN SEE THE TFC, DO YOU WANT ME TO DO A GAR, I'M RIGHT HERE OFF THE END OF RWY 28?' A PAUSE, THEN THE CESSNA SAID, 'NO, I'LL DO A GAR.' I WATCHED HIM PWR UP AND START HIS GAR WHILE I WAS 3 NOTCHES AND PREPARING TO LAND. THERE WAS NO WIND, BUT ON CLRING THE THRESHOLD, I NOTICED SOME TURB I WASN'T EXPECTING. I FLARED FOR TOUCHDOWN AND AS THE WHEELS TOUCHED THE RWY, A SUDDEN LIFT HIT MY L WING HARD ENOUGH TO LIFT THE WING AND LNDG GEAR OFF THE GND. I SLAMMED THE R RUDDER TO THE FLOOR, THE R WINGTIP HIT THE RWY AND I SKIDDED OFF TO THE L OF THE RWY INTO THE GRASS. THE TWR CALLED AND ASKED IF I WAS OK. I WAS, AND THEY SENT HELP. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, I WASN'T AWARE OF WHAT TOOK PLACE, BUT AFTER DISCUSSING THE FACTS WITH MY INSTRUCTOR, I THEN UNDERSTOOD THAT MOST LIKELY I FLEW INTO AN UPDRAFT CAUSED BY THE PROP BLAST OF THE CESSNA DOING HIS GAR. ALSO, EVEN THOUGH I FELT THAT I PANICKED BY STANDING ON R RUDDER, MY INSTRUCTOR FEELS IT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT KEPT THE PLANE FROM FLIPPING ON ITS TOP. WHAT I DID MIGHT HAVE SAVED THE ACFT FROM MORE SEVERE DAMAGE. WHAT I'VE LEARNED HERE IS: DON'T ALWAYS TRUST THAT THE TWR IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE SEPARATION. THEY AREN'T IN CTL OF THE PLTS THAT ARE IN THE PATTERN WHEN YOU ARE. ALL I KNOW NOW IS, I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG HERE AND I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO SUFFERED. I'M GOING TO MARK IT UP AS A LESSON LEARNED, AND PUT THE SCAR ON THE OUTSIDE.

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.