LOSS OF ACFT CTL IN LNDG PROC XWIND LNDG. ACFT DAMAGED.
Synopsis
LOSS OF ACFT CTL IN LNDG PROC XWIND LNDG. ACFT DAMAGED.
Narrative
DUE TO A STRONG HEADWIND ENRTE; I WAS FLYING FOR 3 HRS AND HAD TO MAKE A FUEL STOP OTHER THAN AT THE ARPT OF INTENDED LNDG. ALSO; I WAS USING A HIGHER PWR SETTING THAN I USUALLY DO ENRTE. CIRCLING THE ARPT TO LAND AFTER NOT RECEIVING ARPT ADVISORY; THE WIND SOCK INDICATED A 95 DEG XWIND FULL BLOWN FAVORING RWY 9. JUST PRIOR TO TRANSITIONING INTO THE FLARE; THE WIND PUSHED ME DOWN FROM BEHIND HAVING SHIFTED TO A TAILWIND REQUIRING A BURST OF PWR INTO THE FLARE A BIT HIGHER THAN NORMAL 1500 RPM. THE FLARE WAS SMOOTH BUT AT A HIGHER GND SPD THAN NORMAL. ON TOUCHDOWN DUE TO THE HIGHER GND SPD; I WAS BOUNCED BACK IN THE AIR AGAIN; RESULTING IN 2 MORE BOUNCES. ON THE ROLLOUT USING FULL BRAKES; THE PLANE SWERVED VIOLENTLY TO THE R WHICH I OVERCORRECTED FOR. BEING LEVEL AGAIN; THE PLANE STARTED SEVERELY TO PULL TO THE R AGAIN; WHICH I AGAIN CORRECTED FOR BUT MY SPD WAS TOO SLOW AND I COULDN'T CONTACT IT. LATER I FOUND OUT THAT THE BOUNCES PUT ENOUGH SIDE LOAD ON THE GEAR TO FRACTURE IT. WHEN ON ROLLOUT USING HARD BRAKES IT FINALLY BROKE AND FOLDED UP UNDERNEATH THE BELLY RESULTING IN THE R PULLING; ENDING IN A GND LOOP DESTROYING THE R GEAR AND DAMAGING THE R WING AS WELL AS A LIGHT PROP GND STRIKE. ALTHOUGH THE PLANE IS OVER 40 YRS OLD; I AM STILL SURPRISED HOW EASY THE GEAR BROKE OFF.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.