Hard landing in an FA20 by a first officer making his first landing in aircraft during a night cargo...

Attributes
ACN	620106
Time
Date	200406
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jhw.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Falcon 20FJF/20C/20D/20E/20F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 3400
ASRS Report	620106
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

While landing at jhw, an incident occurred. I was PIC, acting as the PNF in a cargo falcon 20 carrying cargo for hire. Visual approach was made, entered a standard traffic pattern. Target speed of vref +10 KTS was maintained +10 -5 KTS, or reference +20 KTS to reference +5 KTS. Copilot started to flare early. I stated 'not yet, maintain airspeed' or something like that. He reacted properly. Seconds later, power was reduced for landing at the appropriate time. A flare was initiated. The flare was not fast enough to ease touchdown. I did not realize the flare was going to be so slow moving until it was too late. By touchdown, I had pulled the yoke full aft. Impact resulted in damage to right main gear. The touchdown was not crabbed/yawed and the aircraft was not in a bank. The gap seal for the droop leading edge flaps was misaligned, on retraction damage resulted. Neither wing touched the runway. This was the very first landing made by the sic. I am not a company instructor. I recommend 3 takeoffs/lndgs for any part 135 pilot to any revenue flight. Takeoffs/lndgs in the actual aircraft, not just a level 'D' simulator.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HARD LNDG IN AN FA20 BY A FO MAKING HIS FIRST LNDG IN ACFT DURING A NIGHT CARGO OP AT JHW, NY.

Narrative: WHILE LNDG AT JHW, AN INCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS PIC, ACTING AS THE PNF IN A CARGO FALCON 20 CARRYING CARGO FOR HIRE. VISUAL APCH WAS MADE, ENTERED A STANDARD TFC PATTERN. TARGET SPD OF VREF +10 KTS WAS MAINTAINED +10 -5 KTS, OR REF +20 KTS TO REF +5 KTS. COPLT STARTED TO FLARE EARLY. I STATED 'NOT YET, MAINTAIN AIRSPD' OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. HE REACTED PROPERLY. SECONDS LATER, PWR WAS REDUCED FOR LNDG AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. A FLARE WAS INITIATED. THE FLARE WAS NOT FAST ENOUGH TO EASE TOUCHDOWN. I DID NOT REALIZE THE FLARE WAS GOING TO BE SO SLOW MOVING UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. BY TOUCHDOWN, I HAD PULLED THE YOKE FULL AFT. IMPACT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO R MAIN GEAR. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NOT CRABBED/YAWED AND THE ACFT WAS NOT IN A BANK. THE GAP SEAL FOR THE DROOP LEADING EDGE FLAPS WAS MISALIGNED, ON RETRACTION DAMAGE RESULTED. NEITHER WING TOUCHED THE RWY. THIS WAS THE VERY FIRST LNDG MADE BY THE SIC. I AM NOT A COMPANY INSTRUCTOR. I RECOMMEND 3 TKOFS/LNDGS FOR ANY PART 135 PLT TO ANY REVENUE FLT. TKOFS/LNDGS IN THE ACTUAL ACFT, NOT JUST A LEVEL 'D' SIMULATOR.

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.

Hard landing in an FA20 by a first officer making his first landing in aircraft during a night cargo operation at jhw, ny.