Pilot of small aircraft just short of flaring for landing on private grass strip hit the top of a ho...

Attributes
ACN	114510
Time
Date	198906
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lnk airport : grass
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 20
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 309
ASRS Report	114510
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

While making a landing at a 1600' grass private airstrip my aircraft came into contact with a horse trailer that passed directly in front of me on short final. A county road passes directly off the end of the runway. Trees line the road obstructing vision of the road. While on final no traffic was observed. On short final just before flare I observed a tall horse trailer directly in front of me traveling at a fairly high rate of speed. In an attempt to miss the trailer I initiated a go around by adding full power and pulled sharply back on the yoke to climb. Unfortunately I was unable to clear the trailer and essentially bounced off the roof of the trailer and proceeded to execute a go around. Observed no visual damage to landing gear and continued in the pattern and made an uneventful landing. After landing and shut down I met with the irate owner of the horse trailer with a dent and skid marks on the roof. A discussion ensued as to who was at fault and insurance information was exchanged. I feel one of the main reasons this event occurred was the fact that trees and shrubs block the view of traffic on the road. Signs which had been erected along the road signifying the presence of landing aircraft were removed for road paving and were not put back up. The owner of the trailer involved knew about the runway and lives within sight of the airstrip and had my aircraft in sight even though I didn't have the trailer in sight, yet continued on directly in front of the runway without yielding. Some damage was done to the trailer. The proper authorities were notified as well as the FAA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA JUST SHORT OF FLARING FOR LNDG ON PRIVATE GRASS STRIP HIT THE TOP OF A HORSE TRAILER BEING PULLED ACROSS END OF STRIP ON ROAD ADJACENT TO STRIP.

Narrative: WHILE MAKING A LNDG AT A 1600' GRASS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP MY ACFT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A HORSE TRAILER THAT PASSED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME ON SHORT FINAL. A COUNTY ROAD PASSES DIRECTLY OFF THE END OF THE RWY. TREES LINE THE ROAD OBSTRUCTING VISION OF THE ROAD. WHILE ON FINAL NO TFC WAS OBSERVED. ON SHORT FINAL JUST BEFORE FLARE I OBSERVED A TALL HORSE TRAILER DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME TRAVELING AT A FAIRLY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO MISS THE TRAILER I INITIATED A GO AROUND BY ADDING FULL POWER AND PULLED SHARPLY BACK ON THE YOKE TO CLIMB. UNFORTUNATELY I WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TRAILER AND ESSENTIALLY BOUNCED OFF THE ROOF OF THE TRAILER AND PROCEEDED TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND. OBSERVED NO VISUAL DAMAGE TO LNDG GEAR AND CONTINUED IN THE PATTERN AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. AFTER LNDG AND SHUT DOWN I MET WITH THE IRATE OWNER OF THE HORSE TRAILER WITH A DENT AND SKID MARKS ON THE ROOF. A DISCUSSION ENSUED AS TO WHO WAS AT FAULT AND INSURANCE INFO WAS EXCHANGED. I FEEL ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THIS EVENT OCCURRED WAS THE FACT THAT TREES AND SHRUBS BLOCK THE VIEW OF TFC ON THE ROAD. SIGNS WHICH HAD BEEN ERECTED ALONG THE ROAD SIGNIFYING THE PRESENCE OF LNDG ACFT WERE REMOVED FOR ROAD PAVING AND WERE NOT PUT BACK UP. THE OWNER OF THE TRAILER INVOLVED KNEW ABOUT THE RWY AND LIVES WITHIN SIGHT OF THE AIRSTRIP AND HAD MY ACFT IN SIGHT EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T HAVE THE TRAILER IN SIGHT, YET CONTINUED ON DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE RWY WITHOUT YIELDING. SOME DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE TRAILER. THE PROPER AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED AS WELL AS THE FAA.

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.

Pilot of small aircraft just short of flaring for landing on private grass strip hit the top of a horse trailer being pulled across end of strip on road adjacent to strip.