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A CE501 pilot made a hard landing when his windscreen fogged up following failure of the windscreen bleed air.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 808181 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Citation I/SP |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 750 flight time type : 88 |
| ASRS Report | 808181 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On oct/xa/08; I was flying from mbpv (turks and caicos) to ZZZ on an international IFR flight plan. The airplane had a complete windshield bleed air system failure. I requested a lower altitude from ATC. Visibility was sufficient to make a vectored approach to the runway at ZZZ. However; on short final; the windshield began fogging up rapidly. I was able to see the runway and continued the approach. On crossing over the runway threshold; visibility deteriorated (from windshield fogging). I made the decision not to go around as I was too close to the ground at low airspeed. I cut the power; came to level; but flared too early due to the bad visibility. When the main gear hit the tarmac; I deployed the thrust reversers and applied forward pressure on the yoke to keep the nose on the ground; which was normal operating procedure on this aircraft. Apparently; the plane bounced and came down on the nose gear. The nosewheel detached from the strut. I stowed the thrust reversers and maneuvered off the runway to the hold short area of the taxiway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CE501 PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING WHEN HIS WINDSCREEN FOGGED UP FOLLOWING FAILURE OF THE WINDSCREEN BLEED AIR.
Narrative: ON OCT/XA/08; I WAS FLYING FROM MBPV (TURKS AND CAICOS) TO ZZZ ON AN INTL IFR FLT PLAN. THE AIRPLANE HAD A COMPLETE WINDSHIELD BLEED AIR SYS FAILURE. I REQUESTED A LOWER ALT FROM ATC. VISIBILITY WAS SUFFICIENT TO MAKE A VECTORED APCH TO THE RWY AT ZZZ. HOWEVER; ON SHORT FINAL; THE WINDSHIELD BEGAN FOGGING UP RAPIDLY. I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE RWY AND CONTINUED THE APCH. ON XING OVER THE RWY THRESHOLD; VISIBILITY DETERIORATED (FROM WINDSHIELD FOGGING). I MADE THE DECISION NOT TO GO AROUND AS I WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE GND AT LOW AIRSPD. I CUT THE PWR; CAME TO LEVEL; BUT FLARED TOO EARLY DUE TO THE BAD VISIBILITY. WHEN THE MAIN GEAR HIT THE TARMAC; I DEPLOYED THE THRUST REVERSERS AND APPLIED FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE YOKE TO KEEP THE NOSE ON THE GND; WHICH WAS NORMAL OPERATING PROC ON THIS ACFT. APPARENTLY; THE PLANE BOUNCED AND CAME DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSEWHEEL DETACHED FROM THE STRUT. I STOWED THE THRUST REVERSERS AND MANEUVERED OFF THE RWY TO THE HOLD SHORT AREA OF THE TXWY.
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.