A COLUMBIA 400 BOUNCED ON LNDG CAUSING LNDG GEAR FAIRING AND WING DAMAGE.

2006-12 · NASA ASRS report 721530

Date: 2006-12 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear · Phase: landing

Anomalies: ground-event-encounter-loss-of-aircraft-control

Synopsis

A COLUMBIA 400 BOUNCED ON LNDG CAUSING LNDG GEAR FAIRING AND WING DAMAGE.

Narrative

I WAS ON FINAL APCH FOR RWY 16L WITH AN IAS OF 90 KTS. I LANDED THE AIRPLANE; BOUNCED ONE TIME; AND BEGAN MY ROLLOUT DOWN THE CTR OF THE RWY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE LNDG WAS MERELY A BOUNCE; AND WAS IN NO WAY HARD. EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL MUCH LATER IN THE ROLLOUT. AT A POINT FURTHER DOWN THE RWY; STILL ON ROLLOUT; I FELT SOMETHING CHANGE FROM NORMAL BRAKING TO ABNORMAL. I ASKED THE PAX (A 9000 HR PROFESSIONAL PLT) TO ASSIST ME WITH THE BRAKING. HOWEVER; BEFORE I FINISHED MY REQUEST; THE PLANE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS IT CONTINUED THE ROLLOUT. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CTL; BUT THE PLANE STAYED ON THE RWY. AT NO TIME DURING THE LNDG OR ROLLOUT WAS THE PLANE OUT OF CTL. THE PLANE EVENTUALLY SLOWED; AND I TURNED IT ONTO THE LAST L INTXN OF RWY 16L. THE TWR ASKED IF I REQUIRED ASSISTANCE; AND I THOUGHT I COULD TAXI THE PLANE OFF THE RWY ONTO THE TXWY. THE PLANE STOPPED SHORT OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE; AND I COULD NOT OVERCOME THE STANDSTILL WITH ADDED PWR. THE PAX COMMUNICATED TO THE TWR THAT ASSISTANCE WAS REQUIRED AS I SHUT DOWN THE AIRPLANE. BOTH MY PAX AND MYSELF EXITED THE ACFT. ONCE OUTSIDE OF THE PLANE; I SAW THAT PART OF THE L WHEEL FAIRING WAS TRAPPED UNDER THE L TIRE. THE REST OF THE L WHEEL FAIRING AND THE ENTIRE R WHEEL FAIRING HAD BROKEN OFF THE AIRPLANE INTO PIECES DOWN THE RWY. MY PAX AND I PUSHED THE PLANE BACKWARDS TO GET THE L TIRE OFF OF THE WHEEL FAIRING DEBRIS. I THEN TORE THE L WHEEL FAIRING PIECE OFF OF THE PLANE SO THAT THE PLANE COULD BE TOWED WITHOUT INTERFERENCE. WE PULLED THE PLANE WITH A TOWBAR ACROSS THE REDLINE. MY PAX AND I ENTERED THE AIRPLANE AGAIN; AND I SLOWLY TAXIED THE PLANE BACK TO THE HANGAR WITH ESCORT AFTER TESTING THAT THE BRAKES WERE OPERATING SUFFICIENTLY. THERE WAS VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE NOSEWHEEL TIRE; THE UNDERSIDE OF EACH WING; THE MAIN GEAR; AND THE AFT SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE. IN ADDITION; THE REAR SEAT WAS FLOATING LOOSE INSIDE THE CABIN. THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 721255: THE PF RECENTLY COMPLETED HIS INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS TO FLY PIC IN HIS NEW ACFT. WE HAD FLOWN TOGETHER A COUPLE OF WKS PRIOR ON AN UNEVENTFUL FLT TO SBA AND BACK TO VNY. WE ENTERED L TFC FOR RWY 16L. THE APCH SEEMED NORMAL AND WE FLEW ABOUT 90 KTS ON FINAL. ON TOUCHDOWN THE PLT BOUNCED THE ACFT ONCE ON THE RWY ABOUT 10-15 FT THEN RECOVERED NICELY. AT NO TIME DID I FEEL THE LNDG WAS UNSAFE OR OUT OF THE PLT'S CTL. DURING THE ROLLOUT THE ACFT STARTED TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. ONCE THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP; THE PIC COULD NOT EXIT THE ACFT FROM THE RWY.

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

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