A ce-421 pilot encounters a wind gust on landing resulting in a propeller strike.

Attributes
ACN	604121
Time
Date	200401
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rqe.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Ice
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Golden Eagle 421
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	604121
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Following a VOR/DME-a approach at window rock airport, a wind gust before touchdown caused a stall buffet and resulted in a very hard landing which compressed the left main gear oleo and allowed the propeller to strike the ground. The aircraft was able to be taxied clear on 1 engine. There were no injuries to passenger or crew. Contributing factors: 1) wind gust conditions. 2) possible ice accumulation on aircraft tail (boots were used during the approach). 3) unstabilized final from circling maneuver.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CE-421 PLT ENCOUNTERS A WIND GUST ON LNDG RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE.

Narrative: FOLLOWING A VOR/DME-A APCH AT WINDOW ROCK ARPT, A WIND GUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN CAUSED A STALL BUFFET AND RESULTED IN A VERY HARD LNDG WHICH COMPRESSED THE L MAIN GEAR OLEO AND ALLOWED THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GND. THE ACFT WAS ABLE TO BE TAXIED CLR ON 1 ENG. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PAX OR CREW. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) WIND GUST CONDITIONS. 2) POSSIBLE ICE ACCUMULATION ON ACFT TAIL (BOOTS WERE USED DURING THE APCH). 3) UNSTABILIZED FINAL FROM CIRCLING MANEUVER.

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.