20010617018419I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amrgen AA-5B · Rolla/Vichy, MO · June 17, 2001

Date: June 17, 2001 · 18:00 local
Place: Rolla/Vichy, MO
Airport: Rolla National Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N74099
Reported as: Amrgen AA5B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 113 total31 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N74099Registered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5BS/N AA5B-0135 · Built 1975 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Upon landing at Rolla National Airport (vih), pilot (newkirk) stated that the aircraft bounced several times due to a hard landing. Pilot (newkirk) taxiied to a hangar, shut down the aircraft engine and noticed that the propeller blade tips were bent about 90 degrees, approximately 6 inches from the blade tip. Further investigation revealed a 10 degree bend in the nose landing gear strut assembly. Also the nose wheel was bent in the bead area. All damage was due to hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON LANDING AT ROLLA NATIONAL AIRPORT (VIH), PILOT (NEWKIRK) STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO A HARD LANDING. PILOT (NEWKIRK) TAXIIED TO A HANGAR, SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND NOTICED THAT THE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS WERE BENT ABOUT 90 DEGREES, APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES FROM THE BLADE TIP. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A 10 DEGREE BEND IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY. ALSO THE NOSE WHEEL WAS BENT IN THE BEAD AREA. ALL DAMAGE WAS DUE TO HARD LANDING.