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An SR22 passenger grabbed the control stick as a hand hold at 25 ft on approach causing an over control. The aircraft propeller and nosewheel fairing were damaged.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 783284 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 25 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | SR22 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 390 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 783284 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft was landing runway xx; ZZZ. Passenger was given pre-landing briefing prior to turning final runway xx. Approximately 25 ft; passenger in right front seat began moving his arms and legs erratically. Passenger was instructed to situation still; place his feet on the floor and hands in his lap. Passenger reached for some type of hand-hold and pulled aft on control stick with an immediate push forward; over-controling my control inputs. The airplane struck the propeller tips and damaged the nosewheel fairing. No injuries were sustained by pilot or passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SR22 PAX GRABBED THE CTL STICK AS A HAND HOLD AT 25 FT ON APCH CAUSING AN OVER CONTROL. THE ACFT PROP AND NOSEWHEEL FAIRING WERE DAMAGED.
Narrative: ACFT WAS LNDG RWY XX; ZZZ. PAX WAS GIVEN PRE-LNDG BRIEFING PRIOR TO TURNING FINAL RWY XX. APPROX 25 FT; PAX IN R FRONT SEAT BEGAN MOVING HIS ARMS AND LEGS ERRATICALLY. PAX WAS INSTRUCTED TO SIT STILL; PLACE HIS FEET ON THE FLOOR AND HANDS IN HIS LAP. PAX REACHED FOR SOME TYPE OF HAND-HOLD AND PULLED AFT ON CTL STICK WITH AN IMMEDIATE PUSH FORWARD; OVER-CTLING MY CTL INPUTS. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE PROP TIPS AND DAMAGED THE NOSEWHEEL FAIRING. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY PLT OR PAX.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.