The pilot encountered a downdraft during his approach. The airplane touched down hard and bounced. After bouncing down the runway twice, the pilot decided to abort the landing and maneuvered the airplane back into the traffic pattern for the same runway. He landed without incident. Upon exiting the airplane, he noted the propeller had struck the runway on his first landing attempt. The airplane sustained damage to the firewall. The pilot reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
July 5, 2012, Flagstaff, Ariz., Cessna T182T Turbo Skylane
The pilot encountered a downdraft during his approach. The airplane touched down hard and bounced. After bouncing down the runway twice, the pilot decided to abort the landing and maneuvered the airplane back into the traffic pattern for the same runway. He landed without incident. Upon exiting the airplane, he noted the propeller had struck the runway on his first landing attempt. The airplane sustained damage to the firewall. The pilot reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Key Takeaways:
- A pilot experienced a hard landing due to a downdraft, causing the airplane's propeller to strike the runway and damage the firewall.
- The pilot aborted the initial landing attempt after bouncing twice, re-entered the traffic pattern, and successfully landed on the second attempt.
- The airplane sustained damage from the propeller strike, but no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions were reported by the pilot.
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