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Cessna 150 pilot reported landing and hitting barriers that were crossing runway; resulting in a nose gear collapse.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1585514 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 16 Flight Crew Total 250 Flight Crew Type 250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
Dusk; en route to ZZZ; passenger had to urinate. ZZZ1 was off my nose so I checked ASOS. [I] confirmed local altimeter setting and updated my altimeter. Comments were silent as to unusual conditions or closed runways. Wind calm; therefore I set up for runway off my nose; [runway] xx. Normal stabilized approach. Over the threshold; I saw runway numbers to confirm I was landing on runway as opposed to a taxiway. Normal touchdown and landing (in fact; one of my better landings; I had my daughter with me for her second flight). On rollout; I was horrified to see what appeared to be the end of the runway. It turned out to be a row of plastic lighted portable water filled rectangular parking stops (like what your tire hits in a parking lot) approximately four feet long by four inches tall located at the midway point of the runway. I smoothly applied brakes so as to achieve maximum braking efficiency. However; too little too late; my nose gear ran over one of the parking stops collapsing the nose gear. I maintained control of the plane until it came to a full stop in approximately 30 feet. At which point; I turned the mags to off; master off; fuel off and directed my passenger to exit the airplane. No injuries of any kind. I called my insurance agent and a&P. My a&P flew down and we moved the airplane off the runway. We returned the next day by vehicle and retrieved the airplane and returned it to our hangar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Cessna 150 pilot reported landing and hitting barriers that were crossing runway; resulting in a nose gear collapse.
Narrative: Dusk; en route to ZZZ; passenger had to urinate. ZZZ1 was off my nose so I checked ASOS. [I] confirmed local altimeter setting and updated my altimeter. Comments were silent as to unusual conditions or closed runways. Wind calm; therefore I set up for runway off my nose; [Runway] XX. Normal stabilized approach. Over the threshold; I saw runway numbers to confirm I was landing on runway as opposed to a taxiway. Normal touchdown and landing (in fact; one of my better landings; I had my daughter with me for her second flight). On rollout; I was horrified to see what appeared to be the end of the runway. It turned out to be a row of plastic lighted portable water filled rectangular parking stops (like what your tire hits in a parking lot) approximately four feet long by four inches tall located at the midway point of the runway. I smoothly applied brakes so as to achieve maximum braking efficiency. However; too little too late; my nose gear ran over one of the parking stops collapsing the nose gear. I maintained control of the plane until it came to a full stop in approximately 30 feet. At which point; I turned the mags to off; master off; fuel off and directed my passenger to exit the airplane. No injuries of any kind. I called my insurance agent and A&P. My A&P flew down and we moved the airplane off the runway. We returned the next day by vehicle and retrieved the airplane and returned it to our hangar.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.