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Attributes | |
ACN | 721530 |
Time | |
Date | 200612 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : vny.airport |
State Reference | CA |
Altitude | msl single value : 802.2 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | landing : roll |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : private |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 33.5 flight time total : 105.8 flight time type : 42.7 |
ASRS Report | 721530 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | observation : passenger |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 0 |
ASRS Report | 721255 |
Events | |
Anomaly | ground encounters other other anomaly |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was on final approach for runway 16L with an IAS of 90 KTS. I landed the airplane; bounced one time; and began my rollout down the center of the runway. It is important to note that the landing was merely a bounce; and was in no way hard. Everything appeared normal until much later in the rollout. At a point further down the runway; still on rollout; I felt something change from normal braking to abnormal. I asked the passenger (a 9000 hour professional pilot) to assist me with the braking. However; before I finished my request; the plane began to shake violently as it continued the rollout. It was difficult to control; but the plane stayed on the runway. At no time during the landing or rollout was the plane out of control. The plane eventually slowed; and I turned it onto the last left intersection of runway 16L. The tower asked if I required assistance; and I thought I could taxi the plane off the runway onto the taxiway. The plane stopped short of the hold short line; and I could not overcome the standstill with added power. The passenger communicated to the tower that assistance was required as I shut down the airplane. Both my passenger and myself exited the aircraft. Once outside of the plane; I saw that part of the left wheel fairing was trapped under the left tire. The rest of the left wheel fairing and the entire right wheel fairing had broken off the airplane into pieces down the runway. My passenger and I pushed the plane backwards to get the left tire off of the wheel fairing debris. I then tore the left wheel fairing piece off of the plane so that the plane could be towed without interference. We pulled the plane with a towbar across the redline. My passenger and I entered the airplane again; and I slowly taxied the plane back to the hangar with escort after testing that the brakes were operating sufficiently. There was visible damage to the nosewheel tire; the underside of each wing; the main gear; and the aft section of the fuselage. In addition; the rear seat was floating loose inside the cabin. The extent of the damage has not been determined. Supplemental information from acn 721255: the PF recently completed his insurance requirements to fly PIC in his new aircraft. We had flown together a couple of weeks prior on an uneventful flight to sba and back to vny. We entered left traffic for runway 16L. The approach seemed normal and we flew about 90 KTS on final. On touchdown the pilot bounced the aircraft once on the runway about 10-15 ft then recovered nicely. At no time did I feel the landing was unsafe or out of the pilot's control. During the rollout the aircraft started to shake excessively. Once the aircraft came to a stop; the PIC could not exit the aircraft from the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COLUMBIA 400 BOUNCED ON LNDG CAUSING LNDG GEAR FAIRING AND WING DAMAGE.
Narrative: I WAS ON FINAL APCH FOR RWY 16L WITH AN IAS OF 90 KTS. I LANDED THE AIRPLANE; BOUNCED ONE TIME; AND BEGAN MY ROLLOUT DOWN THE CTR OF THE RWY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE LNDG WAS MERELY A BOUNCE; AND WAS IN NO WAY HARD. EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL MUCH LATER IN THE ROLLOUT. AT A POINT FURTHER DOWN THE RWY; STILL ON ROLLOUT; I FELT SOMETHING CHANGE FROM NORMAL BRAKING TO ABNORMAL. I ASKED THE PAX (A 9000 HR PROFESSIONAL PLT) TO ASSIST ME WITH THE BRAKING. HOWEVER; BEFORE I FINISHED MY REQUEST; THE PLANE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS IT CONTINUED THE ROLLOUT. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CTL; BUT THE PLANE STAYED ON THE RWY. AT NO TIME DURING THE LNDG OR ROLLOUT WAS THE PLANE OUT OF CTL. THE PLANE EVENTUALLY SLOWED; AND I TURNED IT ONTO THE LAST L INTXN OF RWY 16L. THE TWR ASKED IF I REQUIRED ASSISTANCE; AND I THOUGHT I COULD TAXI THE PLANE OFF THE RWY ONTO THE TXWY. THE PLANE STOPPED SHORT OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE; AND I COULD NOT OVERCOME THE STANDSTILL WITH ADDED PWR. THE PAX COMMUNICATED TO THE TWR THAT ASSISTANCE WAS REQUIRED AS I SHUT DOWN THE AIRPLANE. BOTH MY PAX AND MYSELF EXITED THE ACFT. ONCE OUTSIDE OF THE PLANE; I SAW THAT PART OF THE L WHEEL FAIRING WAS TRAPPED UNDER THE L TIRE. THE REST OF THE L WHEEL FAIRING AND THE ENTIRE R WHEEL FAIRING HAD BROKEN OFF THE AIRPLANE INTO PIECES DOWN THE RWY. MY PAX AND I PUSHED THE PLANE BACKWARDS TO GET THE L TIRE OFF OF THE WHEEL FAIRING DEBRIS. I THEN TORE THE L WHEEL FAIRING PIECE OFF OF THE PLANE SO THAT THE PLANE COULD BE TOWED WITHOUT INTERFERENCE. WE PULLED THE PLANE WITH A TOWBAR ACROSS THE REDLINE. MY PAX AND I ENTERED THE AIRPLANE AGAIN; AND I SLOWLY TAXIED THE PLANE BACK TO THE HANGAR WITH ESCORT AFTER TESTING THAT THE BRAKES WERE OPERATING SUFFICIENTLY. THERE WAS VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE NOSEWHEEL TIRE; THE UNDERSIDE OF EACH WING; THE MAIN GEAR; AND THE AFT SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE. IN ADDITION; THE REAR SEAT WAS FLOATING LOOSE INSIDE THE CABIN. THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 721255: THE PF RECENTLY COMPLETED HIS INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS TO FLY PIC IN HIS NEW ACFT. WE HAD FLOWN TOGETHER A COUPLE OF WKS PRIOR ON AN UNEVENTFUL FLT TO SBA AND BACK TO VNY. WE ENTERED L TFC FOR RWY 16L. THE APCH SEEMED NORMAL AND WE FLEW ABOUT 90 KTS ON FINAL. ON TOUCHDOWN THE PLT BOUNCED THE ACFT ONCE ON THE RWY ABOUT 10-15 FT THEN RECOVERED NICELY. AT NO TIME DID I FEEL THE LNDG WAS UNSAFE OR OUT OF THE PLT'S CTL. DURING THE ROLLOUT THE ACFT STARTED TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. ONCE THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP; THE PIC COULD NOT EXIT THE ACFT FROM THE RWY.
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.