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GA small aircraft pilot doing short field landing practice does the first 1 too short and hits a runway light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 175590 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199104 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : prc |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed 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 : 11 flight time total : 367 flight time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 175590 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly 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:
I was doing short field lndgs and takeoffs. The aircraft type is small aircraft. On 1 approach I was keeping power in with the engine due to being a little low, at the beginning of the runway power was required. The aircraft landed hardier than normal but not any harder than would be for a student in training and the wheels touched down at the edge of the runway beginning. The rest of the flight was normal with more caution of being further before T/D. The remainder of the flight was approximately 20 mins. The aircraft was then tied down. The next day damage was discovered on the lower fuselage approximately 6' behind the mains. After looking at the damage, it was decided that a runway lights had been struck. The damage was that the sheet metal had been pushed in by the light. It was assumed that the damage occurred on the low/short landing. The accident was due to misjudging the position and altitude thinking that the aircraft was actually further over the runway by approximately 20-30'.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA PLT DOING SHORT FIELD LNDG PRACTICE DOES THE FIRST 1 TOO SHORT AND HITS A RWY LIGHT.
Narrative: I WAS DOING SHORT FIELD LNDGS AND TKOFS. THE ACFT TYPE IS SMA. ON 1 APCH I WAS KEEPING PWR IN WITH THE ENG DUE TO BEING A LITTLE LOW, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RWY PWR WAS REQUIRED. THE ACFT LANDED HARDIER THAN NORMAL BUT NOT ANY HARDER THAN WOULD BE FOR A STUDENT IN TRNING AND THE WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN AT THE EDGE OF THE RWY BEGINNING. THE REST OF THE FLT WAS NORMAL WITH MORE CAUTION OF BEING FURTHER BEFORE T/D. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS APPROX 20 MINS. THE ACFT WAS THEN TIED DOWN. THE NEXT DAY DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE LOWER FUSELAGE APPROX 6' BEHIND THE MAINS. AFTER LOOKING AT THE DAMAGE, IT WAS DECIDED THAT A RWY LIGHTS HAD BEEN STRUCK. THE DAMAGE WAS THAT THE SHEET METAL HAD BEEN PUSHED IN BY THE LIGHT. IT WAS ASSUMED THAT THE DAMAGE OCCURRED ON THE LOW/SHORT LNDG. THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO MISJUDGING THE POS AND ALT THINKING THAT THE ACFT WAS ACTUALLY FURTHER OVER THE RWY BY APPROX 20-30'.
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.