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During second solo landing; citabria pilot has propeller strike attempting to go around after touching down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 747958 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pym.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Champion Citabria |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : touch and go |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 6.5 flight time total : 146 flight time type : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 747958 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was told by my instructor to solo a citabria. Up to this time I had 6.5 hours of instruction with my instructor aboard. The first takeoff and landing was fine. On the second landing I was impacted by a strong right crosswind; moving the plane left of the centerline toward the grass. I decided not to salvage what would have been a bad landing and to immediately do a go around. At that point; I applied full power and held the stick forward to gain enough speed to safely take off. It was at this point that the tip of the propeller hit the ground. I managed to abort the takeoff and stop the plane without additional damage. The probable cause was too much forward pressure on the stick while building speed. Previously; this amount of pressure proved adequate however; during solo with the loss of about 200 pounds (my instructor) in the rear the same pressure proved too much.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING SECOND SOLO LANDING; CITABRIA PILOT HAS PROP STRIKE ATTEMPTING TO GO AROUND AFTER TOUCHING DOWN.
Narrative: I WAS TOLD BY MY INSTRUCTOR TO SOLO A CITABRIA. UP TO THIS TIME I HAD 6.5 HRS OF INSTRUCTION WITH MY INSTRUCTOR ABOARD. THE FIRST TKOF AND LNDG WAS FINE. ON THE SECOND LNDG I WAS IMPACTED BY A STRONG R XWIND; MOVING THE PLANE L OF THE CTRLINE TOWARD THE GRASS. I DECIDED NOT TO SALVAGE WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BAD LNDG AND TO IMMEDIATELY DO A GAR. AT THAT POINT; I APPLIED FULL PWR AND HELD THE STICK FORWARD TO GAIN ENOUGH SPD TO SAFELY TAKE OFF. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT THE TIP OF THE PROP HIT THE GND. I MANAGED TO ABORT THE TKOF AND STOP THE PLANE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. THE PROBABLE CAUSE WAS TOO MUCH FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE STICK WHILE BUILDING SPD. PREVIOUSLY; THIS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE PROVED ADEQUATE HOWEVER; DURING SOLO WITH THE LOSS OF ABOUT 200 LBS (MY INSTRUCTOR) IN THE REAR THE SAME PRESSURE PROVED TOO MUCH.
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.