<< >> NASA ASRS Report 755528, September 2007

Mooney pilot practicing night touch and goes has propeller strike when gear was not extended for landing. Go around prevents major damage.

Attributes
ACN	755528
Time
Date	200709
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Mooney Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 571 flight time type : 479
ASRS Report	755528
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Practicing night lndgs. Almost landed wheels up; but pulled up and pwred up to continue flight. Using headsets to communicate with tower/ATC and did not note any sound of potential propeller impact. No other observable effects (no engine vibrations or change in performance). When landed at home base; discovered damage to propeller tips. Obvious methodical use of checklist even on repetitive practice maneuvers would have prevented this incident. Human factors that contributed were fatigue at end of the day; monotony of repetitive practice maneuvers; long familiarity with the plane; and desire to just complete the requirements and head home.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MOONEY PLT PRACTICING NIGHT TOUCH AND GOES HAS PROP STRIKE WHEN GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED FOR LNDG. GAR PREVENTS MAJOR DAMAGE.

Narrative: PRACTICING NIGHT LNDGS. ALMOST LANDED WHEELS UP; BUT PULLED UP AND PWRED UP TO CONTINUE FLT. USING HEADSETS TO COMMUNICATE WITH TWR/ATC AND DID NOT NOTE ANY SOUND OF POTENTIAL PROP IMPACT. NO OTHER OBSERVABLE EFFECTS (NO ENG VIBRATIONS OR CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE). WHEN LANDED AT HOME BASE; DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO PROP TIPS. OBVIOUS METHODICAL USE OF CHKLIST EVEN ON REPETITIVE PRACTICE MANEUVERS WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS INCIDENT. HUMAN FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED WERE FATIGUE AT END OF THE DAY; MONOTONY OF REPETITIVE PRACTICE MANEUVERS; LONG FAMILIARITY WITH THE PLANE; AND DESIRE TO JUST COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENTS AND HEAD HOME.

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.