Narrative:

I feel, in retrospect, that I hurried the approach and did not observe the cues, such as drifting closer to the runway and not slowing down on base leg as I assumed would happen. I was on the ground at that location 1 1/2 hours earlier and noted the wind from the east, I landed to the north and had a tailwind on landing. No windsock or other visibility cues. I had excessive speed (80 KTS versus normal 65 KTS) on final but was not overly concerned because I have salvaged bad apches such as this one successfully in the past and I had a mi long runway. When I finally decided this approach was not going to be successful I decided not to attempt a go around because there are power lines and buildings at the end of the strip and on takeoff I noted the plane was not flying well due to the high density altitude; temperature approximately 85 degree F. Contributing to the decisions I made was that I had 3 children, 11 yrs, 9 yrs and 7 yrs who wanted to get on the ground and I wanted to land as quickly as possible. I thought I would be able to slow the aircraft more rapidly than what actually happened due to most of my experience has been on dry asphalt runways, I had landed on this particular strip six or more times, but never downwind! To prevent a recurrence of this situation is simpler said than done. Basically, I need to slow down and not let the aircraft, or situation get ahead of me. Planning, and most importantly, knowing, and not assuming, wind direction and speed would have averted this accident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LNDG DOWNWIND HITS WING AS HE OVERRUNS RWY.

Narrative: I FEEL, IN RETROSPECT, THAT I HURRIED THE APCH AND DID NOT OBSERVE THE CUES, SUCH AS DRIFTING CLOSER TO THE RWY AND NOT SLOWING DOWN ON BASE LEG AS I ASSUMED WOULD HAPPEN. I WAS ON THE GND AT THAT LOCATION 1 1/2 HRS EARLIER AND NOTED THE WIND FROM THE E, I LANDED TO THE N AND HAD A TAILWIND ON LNDG. NO WINDSOCK OR OTHER VIS CUES. I HAD EXCESSIVE SPD (80 KTS VERSUS NORMAL 65 KTS) ON FINAL BUT WAS NOT OVERLY CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAVE SALVAGED BAD APCHES SUCH AS THIS ONE SUCCESSFULLY IN THE PAST AND I HAD A MI LONG RWY. WHEN I FINALLY DECIDED THIS APCH WAS NOT GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL I DECIDED NOT TO ATTEMPT A GAR BECAUSE THERE ARE PWR LINES AND BUILDINGS AT THE END OF THE STRIP AND ON TKOF I NOTED THE PLANE WAS NOT FLYING WELL DUE TO THE HIGH DENSITY ALT; TEMPERATURE APPROX 85 DEG F. CONTRIBUTING TO THE DECISIONS I MADE WAS THAT I HAD 3 CHILDREN, 11 YRS, 9 YRS AND 7 YRS WHO WANTED TO GET ON THE GND AND I WANTED TO LAND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. I THOUGHT I WOULD BE ABLE TO SLOW THE ACFT MORE RAPIDLY THAN WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED DUE TO MOST OF MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN ON DRY ASPHALT RWYS, I HAD LANDED ON THIS PARTICULAR STRIP SIX OR MORE TIMES, BUT NEVER DOWNWIND! TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF THIS SITUATION IS SIMPLER SAID THAN DONE. BASICALLY, I NEED TO SLOW DOWN AND NOT LET THE ACFT, OR SITUATION GET AHEAD OF ME. PLANNING, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, KNOWING, AND NOT ASSUMING, WIND DIRECTION AND SPD WOULD HAVE AVERTED THIS ACCIDENT.

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.