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SR22 pilot fails to have his medical certificate available following a bounced landing in which the propeller and nosewheel were damaged.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 810905 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | SR22 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 810905 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Landing at ZZZ was bounced leading to nosewheel damage and a propeller strike. No injuries occurred. The FAA declared it an incident. ATC had requested that I keep my speed up on final approach. This resulted in the approach not being stabilized. As a result; I botched the landing; resulting in nosewheel damage and a propeller strike. At the time I felt that I could salvage the landing; but after the bounce; I was scared that if I applied full throttle and attempted to go around I might stall and have a more dangerous situation. I believe that my very low time in type was a major factor. To have avoided this situation; I should have gone around before attempting to land; or having bounced; should still have applied full power and gone around. To prevent a recurrence; I plan to fly with an instructor; and then to simulate the conditions which led to the incident; so that I can handle it better in the future. Also; I will not fly without my medical certificate being in my possession.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SR22 PILOT FAILS TO HAVE HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE FOLLOWING A BOUNCED LANDING IN WHICH THE PROPELLER AND NOSEWHEEL WERE DAMAGED.
Narrative: LNDG AT ZZZ WAS BOUNCED LEADING TO NOSEWHEEL DAMAGE AND A PROP STRIKE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE FAA DECLARED IT AN INCIDENT. ATC HAD REQUESTED THAT I KEEP MY SPD UP ON FINAL APCH. THIS RESULTED IN THE APCH NOT BEING STABILIZED. AS A RESULT; I BOTCHED THE LNDG; RESULTING IN NOSEWHEEL DAMAGE AND A PROP STRIKE. AT THE TIME I FELT THAT I COULD SALVAGE THE LNDG; BUT AFTER THE BOUNCE; I WAS SCARED THAT IF I APPLIED FULL THROTTLE AND ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND I MIGHT STALL AND HAVE A MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION. I BELIEVE THAT MY VERY LOW TIME IN TYPE WAS A MAJOR FACTOR. TO HAVE AVOIDED THIS SITUATION; I SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO LAND; OR HAVING BOUNCED; SHOULD STILL HAVE APPLIED FULL PWR AND GONE AROUND. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE; I PLAN TO FLY WITH AN INSTRUCTOR; AND THEN TO SIMULATE THE CONDITIONS WHICH LED TO THE INCIDENT; SO THAT I CAN HANDLE IT BETTER IN THE FUTURE. ALSO; I WILL NOT FLY WITHOUT MY MEDICAL CERTIFICATE BEING IN MY POSSESSION.
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.