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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · Terre Haute, IN · August 3, 2001

Date: August 3, 2001 · 11:00 local
Place: Terre Haute, IN
Airport: Hulman Regional
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N831AC
Reported as: Bbavia 8KCAB
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,200 total450 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N831ACRegistered now · American Champion 8KCABS/N 868-2000 · Built 2000 Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8KCAB Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mr werth was giving flight instruction to Mr. Mason. Mr. Mason was practicing wheel landing. During the last landing the aircraft bounced, Mr. Mason then recovered from the bounce. Mr. Mason positioned the aircraft in a nose down attitude in order to keep the tail wheel off the ground and hold the aircraft on main wheels. However, as the aircraft made the second touch down, the aircraft made a firm landing in the nose down position and the propeller struck the runway. The instructor, Mr. Werth took the controls and converted the wheel landing into a three point or tail wheel landing. The instructor taxied the aircraft off the runway to the FBO. After shutting down the engine and securing the aircraft, both pilots inspected the propeller. The propeller was curled three inches back on both tips. The damage would require an engine tear down and replacement of the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR WERTH WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO MR. MASON. MR. MASON WAS PRACTICING WHEEL LANDING. DURING THE LAST LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, MR. MASON THEN RECOVERED FROM THE BOUNCE. MR. MASON POSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TAIL WHEEL OFF THE GROUND AND HOLD THE AIRCRAFT ON MAIN WHEELS. HOWEVER, AS THE AIRCRAFT MADE THE SECOND TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FIRM LANDING IN THE NOSE DOWN POSITION AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR, MR. WERTH TOOK THE CONTROLS AND CONVERTED THE WHEEL LANDING INTO A THREE POINT OR TAIL WHEEL LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE FBO. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE AND SECURING THE AIRCRAFT, BOTH PILOTS INSPECTED THE PROPELLER. THE PROPELLER WAS CURLED THREE INCHES BACK ON BOTH TIPS. THE DAMAGE WOULD REQUIRE AN ENGINE TEAR DOWN AND REPLACEMENT OF THE PROPELLER.