An LNC2-I (lancair) pilot, experienced a hard damaging landing while trying to salvage a non damagin...

Attributes
ACN	554490
Time
Date	200207
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : y47.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 67 flight time total : 2250 flight time type : 597
ASRS Report	554490
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

This incident was caused by overconfidence on my part. I had become too complacent in flying (landing) the airplane. I will not do this again. As I see this incident, 4 problems occurred. A go around could have been made at any one of these 4 points: 1) I turned final too high. 2) I descended at 2000 FPM. The descent rate was too steep. 3) I did not arrest the descent quickly enough. The aircraft bounced, but no damage occurred. 4) rather than go around, I attempted to salvage the landing. The aircraft stalled at about 10 ft AGL. The left main gear hit first. The right main gear followed, but hit harder. The nose then came down hard enough to compress the nose strut and cause the propeller to hit the runway. Looking at the runway after the fact, 7 blade marks could be seen. The only damage to the aircraft was a bent propeller, a bent right main strut and a bent nose gear fork. The plane was still taxiable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN LNC2-I (LANCAIR) PLT, EXPERIENCED A HARD DAMAGING LNDG WHILE TRYING TO SALVAGE A NON DAMAGING BOUNCE.

Narrative: THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY OVERCONFIDENCE ON MY PART. I HAD BECOME TOO COMPLACENT IN FLYING (LNDG) THE AIRPLANE. I WILL NOT DO THIS AGAIN. AS I SEE THIS INCIDENT, 4 PROBS OCCURRED. A GAR COULD HAVE BEEN MADE AT ANY ONE OF THESE 4 POINTS: 1) I TURNED FINAL TOO HIGH. 2) I DSNDED AT 2000 FPM. THE DSCNT RATE WAS TOO STEEP. 3) I DID NOT ARREST THE DSCNT QUICKLY ENOUGH. THE ACFT BOUNCED, BUT NO DAMAGE OCCURRED. 4) RATHER THAN GO AROUND, I ATTEMPTED TO SALVAGE THE LNDG. THE ACFT STALLED AT ABOUT 10 FT AGL. THE L MAIN GEAR HIT FIRST. THE R MAIN GEAR FOLLOWED, BUT HIT HARDER. THE NOSE THEN CAME DOWN HARD ENOUGH TO COMPRESS THE NOSE STRUT AND CAUSE THE PROP TO HIT THE RWY. LOOKING AT THE RWY AFTER THE FACT, 7 BLADE MARKS COULD BE SEEN. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS A BENT PROP, A BENT R MAIN STRUT AND A BENT NOSE GEAR FORK. THE PLANE WAS STILL TAXIABLE.

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.

An LNC2-I (lancair) pilot, experienced a hard damaging landing while trying to salvage a non damaging bounce.