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Attributes | |
ACN | 718759 |
Time | |
Date | 200610 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
State Reference | CO |
Altitude | agl single value : 10 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : den.tower tower : zbaa.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | A319 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | landing other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time type : 1200 |
ASRS Report | 718759 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Captain was flying into den and following an otherwise SOP and normal approach and landing. At about 10 ft in the landing flare; the nose pitched down. The captain apparently had the side stick full back; yet the nose pitched down. Maintenance was advised of the problem on arrival at the gate; and not sure what the outcome was. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the crew has not been given any additional information about the aircraft and that his original report includes all that he knows about this event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 EXPERIENCED A NOSE PITCH DOWN ON LNDG IN THE FLARE MODE WITH FULL AFT SIDE STICK.
Narrative: CAPT WAS FLYING INTO DEN AND FOLLOWING AN OTHERWISE SOP AND NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. AT ABOUT 10 FT IN THE LNDG FLARE; THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN. THE CAPT APPARENTLY HAD THE SIDE STICK FULL BACK; YET THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN. MAINT WAS ADVISED OF THE PROB ON ARR AT THE GATE; AND NOT SURE WHAT THE OUTCOME WAS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE CREW HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN ANY ADDITIONAL INFO ABOUT THE ACFT AND THAT HIS ORIGINAL RPT INCLUDES ALL THAT HE KNOWS ABOUT THIS EVENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.