Wheel barrowing will cause loss of directional control and
the accident will damage the airplane.

Many Cessna airplane are used for student instruction, as
are Piper and Beech, all are often landed on the nose wheel
by student pilots (and other too) and damage is not
uncommon.

Transport category airplanes are often designed with a
negative angle of attack when the nose wheel is on the
ground and they also have ground spoilers. Some GA light
twins, such as the Duke, have a negative lift with the nose
on the ground, but most light aircraft have enough tail area
to lift a major portion of the weight from the main wheels
with full down elevator.

Land, hold the nose off and then reduce back pressure and
lower the nose wheel into contact with the ground. Some
airplanes, such as the Piper singles may need to have the
nose wheel steering straightened before the wheel is allowed
to touch down. Some airplanes disconnect nose wheel
steering until the wheel has weight applied.
Once the nose wheel is firmly on the ground, apply brakes
and smoothly apply aft pressure again until the control is
fully aft.


Be sure to use the ailerons, elevator and brakes to control
the airplane. Some differential power on a twin can be
used, but on a slick runway, be careful. If you have
reverse thrust, be extra careful about directional control.



"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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| BT wrote:
|
| I would not apply forward pressure to the stick. I would
apply heavier than
| normal braking to get more weight on the wheels, and
apply back pressure at
| the same time so the decelleration does not throw more
weight onto the nose
| tire/strut. Heavier than normal braking tends to flat
spot tires if the
| weight is not fully on the mains.
|
| Wheel barrowing is a common occurance on landing when a
pilot forces the
| airplane to land before it is ready.
| Common evidence of wheel barrowing in Cessna's is damage
to the lower fire
| wall, sometimes to the point that day light is seen
through the seperation.
|
| I don't think wheelbarrowing will damage the firewheel.
It takes a
| landing on the nosewheel to do that. This isn't quite the
same as
| wheelbarrowing.
|
|
| Matt