Small transport pilot lands short.

Attributes
ACN	138719
Time
Date	199003
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3fm
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 1224
ASRS Report	138710
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While making a routine landing on runway 9, wheels of aircraft came in contact with mound of snow piled about 1 1/2' high at approach end. Mound was not high enough to be noticeable during final approach. All 3 wheels of small transport made marks in bound causing jolt similar to hard landing. Aircraft continued onto a normal T/D and roll-out west/O event. Visibility inspection by pilot revealed no obvious damage to undergear or associated structures, such as wheel-well covers or under-belly antennas. Runway is 3000' long and slick from melting ice and snow. Pilot was attempting to use as much of the runway as possible to avoid use of brakes. Northeast crosswind caused left gear to be lower, making first contact. Mound was not high enough to cover runway end identify lights. Snow on field west first officer runway end made perception of mound impossible. Pilot may have been lulled by routine nature of approach and landing on winter-time runway (more concerned with over-running runway).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT PLT LANDS SHORT.

Narrative: WHILE MAKING A ROUTINE LNDG ON RWY 9, WHEELS OF ACFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH MOUND OF SNOW PILED ABOUT 1 1/2' HIGH AT APCH END. MOUND WAS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO BE NOTICEABLE DURING FINAL APCH. ALL 3 WHEELS OF SMT MADE MARKS IN BOUND CAUSING JOLT SIMILAR TO HARD LNDG. ACFT CONTINUED ONTO A NORMAL T/D AND ROLL-OUT W/O EVENT. VIS INSPECTION BY PLT REVEALED NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO UNDERGEAR OR ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES, SUCH AS WHEEL-WELL COVERS OR UNDER-BELLY ANTENNAS. RWY IS 3000' LONG AND SLICK FROM MELTING ICE AND SNOW. PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE AS MUCH OF THE RWY AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID USE OF BRAKES. NE XWIND CAUSED LEFT GEAR TO BE LOWER, MAKING FIRST CONTACT. MOUND WAS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO COVER RWY END IDENT LIGHTS. SNOW ON FIELD W FO RWY END MADE PERCEPTION OF MOUND IMPOSSIBLE. PLT MAY HAVE BEEN LULLED BY ROUTINE NATURE OF APCH AND LNDG ON WINTER-TIME RWY (MORE CONCERNED WITH OVER-RUNNING RWY).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.