Propeller strike suffered by a SU29 ATP pilot during a low pass over a grass strip being surveyed fo...

Attributes
ACN	583380
Time
Date	200305
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 700
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	583380
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Upon arriving at a private grass airstrip, I made a pass overhead to survey the wind and runway environment. I then made a l-hand pattern to the northwest runway. The wind was gusty from the southwest (approximately 210 degrees at 12 KTS gusting to 18 KTS). The approach was meant to bring the aircraft to the flare and then make a go around in order to see what visual references I would have on landing and rollout, which was meant for the next circuit. I did not perceive that the wind had blown me right off the runway and over an electric cattle fence that ran parallel to the runway approximately 51 ft right of center (the runway is mowed 50 ft wide). The composite propeller struck 1 of the fence posts, causing 1 of the blades to break about 8 inches from the hub. The aircraft shook as if I had touched down on very rough terrain to my right. I moved the aircraft to the left, and brought the aircraft to a stop on the runway. Contributing factors: grass runway, which has vague edge markings and blind taildragger aircraft on landing (no forward visibility). Gusty direct crosswind. A more cautious approach that was abandoned earlier might have shown me that I might have wanted to come back another day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROP STRIKE SUFFERED BY A SU29 ATP PLT DURING A LOW PASS OVER A GRASS STRIP BEING SURVEYED FOR A PLANNED LNDG NEAR BYP, TX.

Narrative: UPON ARRIVING AT A PVT GRASS AIRSTRIP, I MADE A PASS OVERHEAD TO SURVEY THE WIND AND RWY ENVIRONMENT. I THEN MADE A L-HAND PATTERN TO THE NW RWY. THE WIND WAS GUSTY FROM THE SW (APPROX 210 DEGS AT 12 KTS GUSTING TO 18 KTS). THE APCH WAS MEANT TO BRING THE ACFT TO THE FLARE AND THEN MAKE A GAR IN ORDER TO SEE WHAT VISUAL REFS I WOULD HAVE ON LNDG AND ROLLOUT, WHICH WAS MEANT FOR THE NEXT CIRCUIT. I DID NOT PERCEIVE THAT THE WIND HAD BLOWN ME RIGHT OFF THE RWY AND OVER AN ELECTRIC CATTLE FENCE THAT RAN PARALLEL TO THE RWY APPROX 51 FT R OF CTR (THE RWY IS MOWED 50 FT WIDE). THE COMPOSITE PROP STRUCK 1 OF THE FENCE POSTS, CAUSING 1 OF THE BLADES TO BREAK ABOUT 8 INCHES FROM THE HUB. THE ACFT SHOOK AS IF I HAD TOUCHED DOWN ON VERY ROUGH TERRAIN TO MY R. I MOVED THE ACFT TO THE L, AND BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A STOP ON THE RWY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: GRASS RWY, WHICH HAS VAGUE EDGE MARKINGS AND BLIND TAILDRAGGER ACFT ON LNDG (NO FORWARD VISIBILITY). GUSTY DIRECT XWIND. A MORE CAUTIOUS APCH THAT WAS ABANDONED EARLIER MIGHT HAVE SHOWN ME THAT I MIGHT HAVE WANTED TO COME BACK ANOTHER DAY.

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.

Propeller strike suffered by a SU29 ATP pilot during a low pass over a grass strip being surveyed for a planned landing near byp, tx.