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C172 nosewheel separated from strut yoke resulting in a propeller strike during landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 738215 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : s36.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 103 flight time type : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 738215 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Upon landing; the nosewheel separated from the strut yoke and the aircraft nose descended sufficiently to allow the propeller to strike the ground until the engine was stopped. The brakes were immediately applied and the aircraft brought to a safe stop with no injuries to the PIC or single non-pilot passenger. During this time the aircraft nose dragged along the ground on the broken strut yoke. The PIC radioed the local traffic that the aircraft was disabled and that the runway was blocked. The PIC secured the aircraft by ensuring all power was off and moved the mixture to full lean. Both the PIC and passenger exited the aircraft and stepped away to inspect the damage. Several neighbors came to the scene to ensure everyone was safe and assisted in removing the aircraft from the runway to a grassy parking area. They then policed the runway for debris and returned it to the PIC who remained with the aircraft. The PIC turned on the master switch to raise the flaps from the 20 degrees position to fully retracted in order to protect them during further handling of the aircraft. The FBO came to the scene and removed the aircraft to a hangar for further evaluate and inspection. The PIC had chosen to 'go around' during the initial landing attempt. The aircraft had progressed halfway down the 3000 ft runway prior to touchdown and bounced high. Applying full power; the aircraft easily cleared obstructions at the end of the runway and the PIC returned to the traffic pattern for landing. The aircraft landed approximately 100 ft beyond the runway numbers at 65 mph and 20 degrees of flaps. The PIC felt the main gear down before lowering the nose and was confident the aircraft was landed safely and effectively. Full stop took no more than 300 ft due to the dragging on the nose yoke. The PIC had completed his chkout and BFR on the same type aircraft; C172; within the past 90 days. During this time he received 5 hours dual instruction and completed 25 takeoffs and lndgs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 NOSEWHEEL SEPARATED FROM STRUT YOKE RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE DURING LNDG.
Narrative: UPON LNDG; THE NOSEWHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE STRUT YOKE AND THE ACFT NOSE DSNDED SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GND UNTIL THE ENG WAS STOPPED. THE BRAKES WERE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED AND THE ACFT BROUGHT TO A SAFE STOP WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PIC OR SINGLE NON-PLT PAX. DURING THIS TIME THE ACFT NOSE DRAGGED ALONG THE GND ON THE BROKEN STRUT YOKE. THE PIC RADIOED THE LCL TFC THAT THE ACFT WAS DISABLED AND THAT THE RWY WAS BLOCKED. THE PIC SECURED THE ACFT BY ENSURING ALL PWR WAS OFF AND MOVED THE MIXTURE TO FULL LEAN. BOTH THE PIC AND PAX EXITED THE ACFT AND STEPPED AWAY TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE. SEVERAL NEIGHBORS CAME TO THE SCENE TO ENSURE EVERYONE WAS SAFE AND ASSISTED IN REMOVING THE ACFT FROM THE RWY TO A GRASSY PARKING AREA. THEY THEN POLICED THE RWY FOR DEBRIS AND RETURNED IT TO THE PIC WHO REMAINED WITH THE ACFT. THE PIC TURNED ON THE MASTER SWITCH TO RAISE THE FLAPS FROM THE 20 DEGS POS TO FULLY RETRACTED IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEM DURING FURTHER HANDLING OF THE ACFT. THE FBO CAME TO THE SCENE AND REMOVED THE ACFT TO A HANGAR FOR FURTHER EVAL AND INSPECTION. THE PIC HAD CHOSEN TO 'GAR' DURING THE INITIAL LNDG ATTEMPT. THE ACFT HAD PROGRESSED HALFWAY DOWN THE 3000 FT RWY PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN AND BOUNCED HIGH. APPLYING FULL PWR; THE ACFT EASILY CLRED OBSTRUCTIONS AT THE END OF THE RWY AND THE PIC RETURNED TO THE TFC PATTERN FOR LNDG. THE ACFT LANDED APPROX 100 FT BEYOND THE RWY NUMBERS AT 65 MPH AND 20 DEGS OF FLAPS. THE PIC FELT THE MAIN GEAR DOWN BEFORE LOWERING THE NOSE AND WAS CONFIDENT THE ACFT WAS LANDED SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY. FULL STOP TOOK NO MORE THAN 300 FT DUE TO THE DRAGGING ON THE NOSE YOKE. THE PIC HAD COMPLETED HIS CHKOUT AND BFR ON THE SAME TYPE ACFT; C172; WITHIN THE PAST 90 DAYS. DURING THIS TIME HE RECEIVED 5 HRS DUAL INSTRUCTION AND COMPLETED 25 TKOFS AND LNDGS.
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.