A BE36 PLT WITH AN ALLISON ENG BOUNCED HIS LNDG AND GOT INTO A PLT INDUCED OSCILLATION. ACFT DAMAGE FLATTENED NOSE TIRE AND SCRAPED PROP BLADES. ERROR ADMITTED. NIGHT OP.

Date: 1996-10 · Aircraft: Bonanza 36

Anomalies: conflict-ground-conflict|critical|inflight-event-encounter-loss-of-aircraft-control

Synopsis

A BE36 PLT WITH AN ALLISON ENG BOUNCED HIS LNDG AND GOT INTO A PLT INDUCED OSCILLATION. ACFT DAMAGE FLATTENED NOSE TIRE AND SCRAPED PROP BLADES. ERROR ADMITTED. NIGHT OP.

Narrative

I APCHED TO LAND ON RWY 24 AT HYANNIS. AS SOON AS I TOUCHED DOWN; THE ACFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR; IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE A NOSE LEVEL; SLIGHT R WING DOWN ATTITUDE. AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THIS ATTITUDE; THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND BEGAN BOUNCING; FROM THE NOSEWHEEL TO THE MAIN WHEELS; FOR AT LEAST 2 CYCLES. WHILE IT WAS BOUNCING; I ATTEMPTED TO ARREST IT WITH AFT YOKE; AND LITTLE PWR. THE ACFT THEN SETTLED ON THE RWY; AND I SLOWED THE PLANE TO EXIT AT TXWY D. AS I TURNED TO EXIT THE RWY; THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP. IT FELT LIKE I HAD BLOWN THE NOSE TIRE OR THE MAIN TIRES. I COULD SMELL BURNT RUBBER. I EXITED THE AIRPLANE; AND NOTICED THAT THE PROP TIPS WERE BENT; THE NOSEWHEEL TIRE WAS FLAT AND ROLLING OFF THE RIM; AND THE MAIN TIRES APPEARED TO BE OK. I RE-ENTERED THE ACFT; TURNED ON THE STROBES; AND ATTEMPTED TO CALL ZBW AND BRIDGEPORT FSS TO INFORM THEM THAT THE ACFT WAS ON THE RWY. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THEN I LEFT THE ACFT WITH THE STROBES ON; WALKED TO THE PUBLIC PHONE AT AN FBO AND CALLED BRIDGEPORT FSS. I SPOKE TO THE SUPVR; AND INFORMED HER THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS BLOCKING THE RWY. I THEN CALLED THE ARPT OPS OFFICE AND INFORMED THE MAN ON THE SHIFT. I CAREFULLY NOTED MY DSCNT RATE ALL THE WAY TO THRESHOLD TO ENSURE I DIDN'T GO BELOW A SAFE GS. ON FINAL; I ATTEMPTED TO ANNOUNCE MY POS TO THE CTAF. SHORTLY AFTER PASSING OVER THE THRESHOLD; I PULLED THE PWR BACK TO 'FLT IDLE;' AND STARTED MY FLARE AS I APCHED THE SURFACE. I SUSPECT THAT I HIT HARD ON THE MAINS OR IN A FLAT; 3-POINT ATTITUDE; AND BOUNCED TO THAT NOSE LEVEL; SLIGHT R WING DOWN ATTITUDE. THE RWY LIGHTS WERE DIMMER THAN THE APCH LIGHTS. PERHAPS I COULD HAVE ADJUSTED THE LIGHTS WITH COM #1; OR CALLED FIELD OPS AND ASKED IF X COULD ADJUST THEM. POSSIBLY POOR DEPTH PERCEPTION AND VISUAL CUES (GOING FROM THE BRIGHT APCH LIGHT ENVIRONMENT; TO THE DIMMER RWY LIGHTS; WITH RATHER DIM ACFT TAXI AND LNDG LIGHTS) MAY HAVE PREVENTED ME FROM DETECTING AN EXCESSIVE DSCNT RATE AND/OR FLAT ATTITUDE.

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