Pilot of small aircraft landing at uncontrolled airport landed long overshot runway stopped by large...

Attributes
ACN	173099
Time
Date	199103
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : flr
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
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	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 277
ASRS Report	173099
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On arrival to airport area attempted to contact ground by unicom but unable to contact anyone. I then xed midfield to determine proper runway by use of windsock. Determined proper runway was 33. I made normal approach and landing but when flaring experienced a sudden updraft and wind shift which made me land long. I immediately applied full braking action but was unable to stop on normal hard surface. I rolled into grass and was stopped by some very large rocks. After plane came to full stop, I evacuated all passengers. The approach to this runway was very poor. It was necessary to approach over a landfill with a large dirt mound at the end of runway. This added to the poor landing. Also, with such a short runway a larger run off area would have aided in a safer landing. The large rocks which were hidden in the tall grass should be removed. An arresting net would be beneficial on this runway or larger run off area or just longer runway. There were multiple problems experienced on this landing. To conclude, short runway, poor approach, short run off grass area, multiple large hidden rocks, poor wind conditions. As pilot in charge, it was my decision to attempt landing. I learned a lot with this short field landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA LNDG AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT LANDED LONG OVERSHOT RWY STOPPED BY LARGE ROCKS IN GRASSY AREA.

Narrative: ON ARR TO ARPT AREA ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT GND BY UNICOM BUT UNABLE TO CONTACT ANYONE. I THEN XED MIDFIELD TO DETERMINE PROPER RWY BY USE OF WINDSOCK. DETERMINED PROPER RWY WAS 33. I MADE NORMAL APCH AND LNDG BUT WHEN FLARING EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN UPDRAFT AND WIND SHIFT WHICH MADE ME LAND LONG. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED FULL BRAKING ACTION BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON NORMAL HARD SURFACE. I ROLLED INTO GRASS AND WAS STOPPED BY SOME VERY LARGE ROCKS. AFTER PLANE CAME TO FULL STOP, I EVACUATED ALL PAXS. THE APCH TO THIS RWY WAS VERY POOR. IT WAS NECESSARY TO APCH OVER A LANDFILL WITH A LARGE DIRT MOUND AT THE END OF RWY. THIS ADDED TO THE POOR LNDG. ALSO, WITH SUCH A SHORT RWY A LARGER RUN OFF AREA WOULD HAVE AIDED IN A SAFER LNDG. THE LARGE ROCKS WHICH WERE HIDDEN IN THE TALL GRASS SHOULD BE REMOVED. AN ARRESTING NET WOULD BE BENEFICIAL ON THIS RWY OR LARGER RUN OFF AREA OR JUST LONGER RWY. THERE WERE MULTIPLE PROBS EXPERIENCED ON THIS LNDG. TO CONCLUDE, SHORT RWY, POOR APCH, SHORT RUN OFF GRASS AREA, MULTIPLE LARGE HIDDEN ROCKS, POOR WIND CONDITIONS. AS PLT IN CHARGE, IT WAS MY DECISION TO ATTEMPT LNDG. I LEARNED A LOT WITH THIS SHORT FIELD LNDG.

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.

Pilot of small aircraft landing at uncontrolled airport landed long overshot runway stopped by large rocks in grassy area.