SMA TWIN ACFT DAMAGED DURING LNDG PROC XWIND LNDG. R PROP STRUCK.
Synopsis
SMA TWIN ACFT DAMAGED DURING LNDG PROC XWIND LNDG. R PROP STRUCK.
Narrative
PLANNED FLT WAS FROM LAS TO RHU. RTE OF FLT WAS LAS VEGAS V394 BASAL V12 AND V137 AVE V107 PXN RHU. ENCOUNTERED IMC CONDITIONS IN PASS NEAR GMN VOR. ALT 6500 FT. WAS IN CONTACT WITH JOSHUA APCH ON VFR FLT FOLLOWING. TURNED BACK TO LAND AT LANCASTER; CA (WJF) AS PLANNED IF WX DID NOT PERMIT CONTINUOUS VFR. ENTERED R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 24 OF ALT OF 4800 FT MSL. FOX TWR APPROVED EXTENDED DOWNWIND TO DSND. ATIS RPTED WIND CONDITIONS AS 220 DEGS AT 20 KTS GUSTS TO 26 KTS. MAINTAINED PARTIAL FLAPS; 85 KIAS TO RWY; REDUCED PWR TO FLARE. WIND THEN PUSHED ACFT TO THE R; CAUSING UNEVEN LNDG AND A PROP STRIKE ON R PROP. ENG DID NOT STOP; CONTINUED ROLLOUT ON RWY AND NORMAL TAXI TO RAMP. NOTE: RECEIVED FULL WX BRIEFING FROM RENO FLT SVC AT LAS INDICATING POSSIBILITY OF IMC CONDITIONS BTWN PMD AND BFL. DECIDED TO PROCEED WITH FLT AS RETURN TO WJF IN VFR CONDITIONS WAS POSSIBLE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED IN MY JUDGEMENT DUE TO WIND CONDITIONS AT WJF OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF MY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE. RECOMMEND ENHANCED TRAINING IN ACFT OPS IN HIGH/GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS TO DEAL WITH THIS PROB.
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