PROP STRIKE ON A TAILWIND LNDG.

1994-09 · NASA ASRS report 284385

Date: 1994-09 · Aircraft: PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|inflight-event-encounter-other-unknown|other-unspecified

Synopsis

PROP STRIKE ON A TAILWIND LNDG.

Narrative

I DEPARTED BUFFALO AT APPROX XA00 IN A CHEROKEE ARCHER WITH FULL FUEL ON BOARD. I WAS NOT CARRYING ANY PAX. AFTER PERFORMING FULL-STOP LNDGS AT 3G8 AND ROC; I RETURNED TO BUFFALO FOR LNDG. ATC DIRECTED ME TO RWY 32. 6 KT TAILWIND UPON LNDG. I BOUNCED THE PLANE TWICE AND ELECTED TO GAR. THE TWR DIRECTED ME TO MAKE R TFC FOR RE- LNDG ON RWY 32. ON FINAL; I WAS DIVERTED DUE TO TFC ON THE OTHER RWY; AND WAS DIRECTED TO MAKE L TFC FOR RWY 14. I LANDED ON RWY 14 AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. UPON SHUTDOWN; THE PROP DAMAGE WAS NOTICED AT THAT TIME; NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS OBVIOUS. I WAS LATER TOLD THAT THE PROP WAS UNDER PWR WHEN IT STRUCK. I FEEL THAT I WAS LOWERING THE NOSE SLIGHTLY AFTER MY FLARE; PERHAPS TO GET MORE VISUAL INFO. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN THE MAIN CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE 1ST BOUNCE. THAT FIRST LURCH MAY HAVE FORCED MY HAND FORWARD ON THROTTLE SLIGHTLY COMPLICATING THINGS. AFTER THE PLANE BOUNCED THE SECOND TIME; IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT A GAR WAS CALLED FOR. (MORE NIGHT INSTRUCTION WOULD HAVE HELPED -- 2 HRS PREVIOUSLY).

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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