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A PA18 pilot, while attempting a go around at longmont (2v2), came in contact with a fence, sustaining some aircraft damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 545046 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zv1.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-18/19 Super Cub |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 88 flight time total : 1151 flight time type : 53 |
| ASRS Report | 545046 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While glider towing at boulder (1v5) the wind on the ground changed from 10-15 KTS to winds consistently in the high 20's (I am told peak gusts over 45 KTS) directly across the runway. After aborting a landing attempt to go to longmont in the hope that winds would be more favorable in terms of direction and/or intensity. While attempting a go around at longmont, I found myself unable to climb (possibly due to the wind shifting to a tailwind) and hit a fence while climbing out. The plane continued to perform as normal and I decided to try and find an alternate airport with a more favorable wind runway combination. Eventually I landed at erie tri county (48V) with winds still over 25 KTS but only 20 degrees from the runway heading. On landing at erie, tri county, I found that the aircraft although flyable (as demonstrated by over an hours flight time between longmont and landing at erie, tri county) had sustained some damage. After consulting NTSB's 830.2 definition of substantial damage '...bent fairings or cowling, dented skin, small punctured holes in the skin or fabric, ground damage to rotor or propeller blades, and damage to landing gear, wheels, tires, flaps, engine accessories, brakes, or wingtips are not considered 'substantial damage' for the purpose of this part.' I determined that the super cub had not sustained 'substantial damage' and consequently am submitting this incident report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA18 PLT, WHILE ATTEMPTING A GAR AT LONGMONT (2V2), CAME IN CONTACT WITH A FENCE, SUSTAINING SOME ACFT DAMAGE.
Narrative: WHILE GLIDER TOWING AT BOULDER (1V5) THE WIND ON THE GND CHANGED FROM 10-15 KTS TO WINDS CONSISTENTLY IN THE HIGH 20'S (I AM TOLD PEAK GUSTS OVER 45 KTS) DIRECTLY ACROSS THE RWY. AFTER ABORTING A LNDG ATTEMPT TO GO TO LONGMONT IN THE HOPE THAT WINDS WOULD BE MORE FAVORABLE IN TERMS OF DIRECTION AND/OR INTENSITY. WHILE ATTEMPTING A GAR AT LONGMONT, I FOUND MYSELF UNABLE TO CLB (POSSIBLY DUE TO THE WIND SHIFTING TO A TAILWIND) AND HIT A FENCE WHILE CLBING OUT. THE PLANE CONTINUED TO PERFORM AS NORMAL AND I DECIDED TO TRY AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ARPT WITH A MORE FAVORABLE WIND RWY COMBINATION. EVENTUALLY I LANDED AT ERIE TRI COUNTY (48V) WITH WINDS STILL OVER 25 KTS BUT ONLY 20 DEGS FROM THE RWY HDG. ON LNDG AT ERIE, TRI COUNTY, I FOUND THAT THE ACFT ALTHOUGH FLYABLE (AS DEMONSTRATED BY OVER AN HRS FLT TIME BTWN LONGMONT AND LNDG AT ERIE, TRI COUNTY) HAD SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE. AFTER CONSULTING NTSB'S 830.2 DEFINITION OF SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE '...BENT FAIRINGS OR COWLING, DENTED SKIN, SMALL PUNCTURED HOLES IN THE SKIN OR FABRIC, GND DAMAGE TO ROTOR OR PROP BLADES, AND DAMAGE TO LNDG GEAR, WHEELS, TIRES, FLAPS, ENG ACCESSORIES, BRAKES, OR WINGTIPS ARE NOT CONSIDERED 'SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE' FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PART.' I DETERMINED THAT THE SUPER CUB HAD NOT SUSTAINED 'SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE' AND CONSEQUENTLY AM SUBMITTING THIS INCIDENT RPT.
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.