SPI FLARES TOO HIGH ON LNDG. ACFT DAMAGED.

Date: 1996-01 · Aircraft: Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer

Anomalies: other-unspecified

Synopsis

SPI FLARES TOO HIGH ON LNDG. ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative

DURING MY FIRST SOLO FLT THE FOLLOWING HAPPENED: AFTER BEING IN THE TFC PATTERN WITH MY INSTRUCTOR WE FIRST DID 2 TOUCH-AND-GOES AND WE DID A SIMULATED ENG FAILURE ON DOWNWIND. WE THEN DID A GAR AND THEN LANDED FOR A FULL STOP. I THEN TOOK OFF FOR MY FIRST SOLO FLT. I DID MY FIRST PATTERN AND DID MY FIRST LNDG; CAME IN FOR MY SECOND LNDG WHICH ALSO WAS OK. BOTH LNDGS WERE NOT REALLY SMOOTH BUT SAFE. WHEN I CAME FOR MY THIRD LNDG I WAS NOT CORRECTLY ALIGNED AND NOT ESTABLISHED ON FINAL; SO I INITIATED A GAR. THE NEXT LNDG WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FULL STOP. I WAS STABLE ON FINAL; BUT STARTED MY FLARE TOO HIGH (ACCORDING TO MY INSTRUCTOR). I MISJUDGED MY HT AT THAT MOMENT; I BOUNCED HARD ON THE RWY. I DID NOT REACT CORRECTLY ON THE BOUNCE; WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A NOSEWHEEL LNDG. I FELT HVY NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY; AND I STOPPED THE PLANE ON THE RWY. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE NOSEWHEEL WAS FLAT. NOSEWHEEL WAS DAMAGED; AS WELL AS THE NOSE STRUT AND ENG MOUTH. THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE/PROB WAS MY FAULT; TO FLARE TOO HIGH ABOVE THE GND AND THAT I DID NOT REACT CORRECTLY ON THE BOUNCE BY NOT INITIATING IMMEDIATELY A GAR.

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