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Piper PA28-180 private pilot lost control of the aircraft during crosswind landing touchdown resulting in a propeller strike during attempted recovery and subsequent go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 536481 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lwm.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lwm.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : touch and go landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern approach : visual |
| 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 : 175 flight time type : 67 |
| ASRS Report | 536481 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine power output other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : executed go around none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was lined up for a landing on runway 23 in lawrence, ma. ATIS information reported winds from 270 degrees at 12 KTS gusting to 20 KTS. I had 10 degrees flaps and crossed the fence with about 85 mpa indicated airspeed. I held about 20 degrees bank to compensate for the crosswind. At the time of the flare, I was hit by a gust and was pushed to the left and ballooned. I tried to save the landing and added some power to avoid a hard landing. This resulted in an oscillation and 2 more bounces, before I decided to go around. During the go around I noticed a significant reduction in power and a vibration. I suspected a propeller strike and requested an immediate return for landing. I performed a low approach over runway 32K, that the tower could inspect my landing gear and returned for an uneventful landing on runway 32. Before I returned for the low approach the tower reported winds from 290 degrees and switched the traffic to runway 32. I have successfully completed many lndgs on runway 23 with wind from 270 degrees before. I underestimated the crosswind factor and should have requested a landing on runway 32 instead of runway 23.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIPER PA28-180 PVT PLT LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING XWIND LNDG TOUCHDOWN RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE DURING ATTEMPTED RECOVERY AND SUBSEQUENT GAR.
Narrative: I WAS LINED UP FOR A LNDG ON RWY 23 IN LAWRENCE, MA. ATIS INFO RPTED WINDS FROM 270 DEGS AT 12 KTS GUSTING TO 20 KTS. I HAD 10 DEGS FLAPS AND CROSSED THE FENCE WITH ABOUT 85 MPA INDICATED AIRSPD. I HELD ABOUT 20 DEGS BANK TO COMPENSATE FOR THE XWIND. AT THE TIME OF THE FLARE, I WAS HIT BY A GUST AND WAS PUSHED TO THE L AND BALLOONED. I TRIED TO SAVE THE LNDG AND ADDED SOME PWR TO AVOID A HARD LNDG. THIS RESULTED IN AN OSCILLATION AND 2 MORE BOUNCES, BEFORE I DECIDED TO GO AROUND. DURING THE GAR I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN PWR AND A VIBRATION. I SUSPECTED A PROP STRIKE AND REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE RETURN FOR LNDG. I PERFORMED A LOW APCH OVER RWY 32K, THAT THE TWR COULD INSPECT MY LNDG GEAR AND RETURNED FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG ON RWY 32. BEFORE I RETURNED FOR THE LOW APCH THE TWR RPTED WINDS FROM 290 DEGS AND SWITCHED THE TFC TO RWY 32. I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED MANY LNDGS ON RWY 23 WITH WIND FROM 270 DEGS BEFORE. I UNDERESTIMATED THE XWIND FACTOR AND SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED A LNDG ON RWY 32 INSTEAD OF RWY 23.
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.