<< >> NASA ASRS Report 113275, June 1989

Small aircraft on approach for landing hits tree during abort and go around. Private airport non tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	113275
Time
Date	198906
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : nc05
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 80 agl bound upper : 80
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 4195 flight time type : 1340
ASRS Report	113275
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I was on final approach to landing runway 6 when I spotted another single engine aircraft ahead of and below me for landing. The other aircraft was soon observed to be making a low approach or a go around and I was then not in an attitude or position to make a normal landing, so I followed the other aircraft and aborted the landing. The other aircraft climbed out to the right. I stayed low and initiated a shallow left turn while trying to continually, visually track the other aircraft. During this shallow left turn my wingtip grazed the top leaves of our 80' tree. The aircraft continued to handle normally. Minor wingtip damage caused by: my abbreviated pattern approach, distraction on climb out and poor judgement.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ON APCH FOR LNDG HITS TREE DURING ABORT AND GO AROUND. PRIVATE ARPT NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS ON FINAL APCH TO LNDG RWY 6 WHEN I SPOTTED ANOTHER SINGLE ENGINE ACFT AHEAD OF AND BELOW ME FOR LNDG. THE OTHER ACFT WAS SOON OBSERVED TO BE MAKING A LOW APCH OR A GO AROUND AND I WAS THEN NOT IN AN ATTITUDE OR POSITION TO MAKE A NORMAL LNDG, SO I FOLLOWED THE OTHER ACFT AND ABORTED THE LNDG. THE OTHER ACFT CLIMBED OUT TO THE RIGHT. I STAYED LOW AND INITIATED A SHALLOW LEFT TURN WHILE TRYING TO CONTINUALLY, VISUALLY TRACK THE OTHER ACFT. DURING THIS SHALLOW LEFT TURN MY WINGTIP GRAZED THE TOP LEAVES OF OUR 80' TREE. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO HANDLE NORMALLY. MINOR WINGTIP DAMAGE CAUSED BY: MY ABBREVIATED PATTERN APCH, DISTR ON CLIMB OUT AND POOR JUDGEMENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.