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Pilot of a tailwheel stinson 108 lost control of the aircraft approximately 100 ft AGL and dropped back on the runway damaging after takeoff due sudden loss of airspeed and dropped hard back on the runway. There were no injuries, but the aircraft's left wheel to fail.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 506339 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tus.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tus.tower artcc : lfff.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 506339 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | controller : local flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
On takeoff after a touch-and-go, we experienced a nearly instantaneous loss of 20 mph and heavy sink rate at approximately 100 ft AGL. We were at full power and I attempted to lower nose and dive slightly to regain airspeed. Altitude was insufficient for recovery and I closed throttle just prior to impact. We hit hard and left wheel failed at hub. Damage limited to left gear assembly. Tower and ATIS provided no warning of windshear conditions although there was evidence of windshear from different wind speed reporting devices and pilot reports. Could have prevented this event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A TAILWHEEL STINSON 108 LOST CTL OF THE ACFT APPROX 100 FT AGL AND DROPPED BACK ON THE RWY DAMAGING AFTER TKOF DUE SUDDEN LOSS OF AIRSPD AND DROPPED HARD BACK ON THE RWY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT THE ACFT'S L WHEEL TO FAIL.
Narrative: ON TKOF AFTER A TOUCH-AND-GO, WE EXPERIENCED A NEARLY INSTANTANEOUS LOSS OF 20 MPH AND HVY SINK RATE AT APPROX 100 FT AGL. WE WERE AT FULL PWR AND I ATTEMPTED TO LOWER NOSE AND DIVE SLIGHTLY TO REGAIN AIRSPD. ALT WAS INSUFFICIENT FOR RECOVERY AND I CLOSED THROTTLE JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. WE HIT HARD AND L WHEEL FAILED AT HUB. DAMAGE LIMITED TO L GEAR ASSEMBLY. TWR AND ATIS PROVIDED NO WARNING OF WINDSHEAR CONDITIONS ALTHOUGH THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF WINDSHEAR FROM DIFFERENT WIND SPD RPTING DEVICES AND PLT RPTS. COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS EVENT.
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.