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A firm landing resulted when the captain of a crj 200 had insufficient elevator authority to flare as required.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 842454 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IAD.Airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Elevator ControlSystem |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 162 Flight Crew Total 3340 Flight Crew Type 3105 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
We were on a visual approach to runway 01C at iad. The autopilot was engaged until approximately 800 ft AGL. Upon disengaging the autopilot; the flight controls were properly trimmed. At approximately 50 ft AGL I pulled the thrust levers to idle and began to initiate the flare. Shortly after; I noticed that the elevator felt more 'firm' than usual. At about 5-10 ft AGL I realized that the elevator did not have enough authority for a full flare. Excessive force was necessary. The airplane touched down firmly; but would not be considered a 'hard landing.' upon exiting the runway; we noticed that the elevator was only capable of less than half scale deflection on the flight control synoptic page. Upon completing the shutdown checklist; I neglected to pull the circuit breakers for the cvr/fdr as per company policy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A firm landing resulted when the Captain of a CRJ 200 had insufficient elevator authority to flare as required.
Narrative: We were on a visual approach to Runway 01C at IAD. The autopilot was engaged until approximately 800 FT AGL. Upon disengaging the autopilot; the flight controls were properly trimmed. At approximately 50 FT AGL I pulled the thrust levers to idle and began to initiate the flare. Shortly after; I noticed that the elevator felt more 'firm' than usual. At about 5-10 FT AGL I realized that the elevator did not have enough authority for a full flare. Excessive force was necessary. The airplane touched down firmly; but would not be considered a 'hard landing.' Upon exiting the runway; we noticed that the elevator was only capable of less than half scale deflection on the flight control synoptic page. Upon completing the Shutdown Checklist; I neglected to pull the circuit breakers for the CVR/FDR as per company policy.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.