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FAA incident report · Cirrus Desi SR20 · Ocala, FL · April 30, 2010

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Date
April 30, 2010 · 11:00 local
Place
Ocala, FL
Airport
Ocala
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
CE8S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N470DA
Reported as
Cirrus Desi SR20
Reported engine
Continental IO-360-ES
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
87 total63 in this make and model59 in the last 90 days
N470DARegistered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 1786 · Built 2007Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20Engine modelContinental IO-360-ESReciprocating

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What happened

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On 30 apr 2010 at approx 1100 EDT, student pilot daniel y. lackey, while conducting an authorized solo x-c flight, experienced a prop strike upon porpoising during landing touchdown at Ocala-jim taylor field (kocf), Ocala, FL. Student stated he had been holding manageable crosswind correction on final and was maintaining stabilized approach when at approximately 2 feet off the runway the aircraft abruptly settled onto the mains and began to porpoise and sideskip. Student recognized porpoising motion and corrected by initiating go-around: student pitched for climb and added power. Student states he did not realize prop strike had occurred, and that aircraft performance appeared normal on climbout. Student returned to base at sanford (ksfb) and made normal landing. Postflight inspection revealed approx 1/8 to 1/16" of each blade tip had been in contact with hard surface, showing very mild but classic prop strike tip abrasion. FAA "on-scene" at sanford base vice Ocala to inspect aircraft and conduct investigation.

As the FAA filed it

ON 30 APR 2010 AT APPROX 1100 EDT, STUDENT PILOT DANIEL Y. LACKEY, WHILE CONDUCTING AN AUTHORIZED SOLO X-C FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A PROP STRIKE UPON PORPOISING DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN AT OCALA-JIM TAYLOR FIELD (KOCF), OCALA, FL. STUDENT STATED HE HAD BEEN HOLDING MANAGEABLE CROSSWIND CORRECTION ON FINAL AND WAS MAINTAINING STABILIZED APPROACH WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY SETTLED ONTO THE MAINS AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE AND SIDESKIP. STUDENT RECOGNIZED PORPOISING MOTION AND CORRECTED BY INITIATING GO-AROUND: STUDENT PITCHED FOR CLIMB AND ADDED POWER. STUDENT STATES HE DID NOT REALIZE PROP STRIKE HAD OCCURRED, AND THAT AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE APPEARED NORMAL ON CLIMBOUT. STUDENT RETURNED TO BASE AT SANFORD (KSFB) AND MADE NORMAL LANDING. POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED APPROX 1/8 TO 1/16" OF EACH BLADE TIP HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HARD SURFACE, SHOWING VERY MILD BUT CLASSIC PROP STRIKE TIP ABRASION. FAA "ON-SCENE" AT SANFORD BASE VICE OCALA TO INSPECT AIRCRAFT AND CONDUCT INVESTIGATION.