Narrative:

While aligned with the centerline during roundout and flare, I encountered slight turbulence causing the left wing to dip, veering me left of centerline. I corrected as I touched down, wings level, on the runway. The lower left wing tip encountered heavy brush at the runway's edge. I immediately applied full power in an attempt to go around and applied right rudder in attempt to counter the force that the brush imparted on the aircraft. The force of the brush was too great causing me to veer off the runway. Throttle was immediately reduced to idle. The airplane came to rest with slight damage (wing tips, wheel shirts etc). The purpose of this report is my concern regarding the safety of other pilots of low wing aircraft because of the brush adjacent to the runway. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the strip is asphalt and 50 ft wide but brush grows right to the edge. The bushes are tough and stand from 2-5 ft high. Airport management had been advised by local FSDO to mow the weeds but it has not been done. Reporter stated he felt the airport management (county) was negligent and he has written and sent pictures of the brush and asked for compensation for his damage.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG IN BIPLANE WITH LOW LOWER WING. RPTR MOMENTARILY LOST CTL AND WING CAUGHT BRUSH AT EDGE OF RWY CAUSING DAMAGE TO ACFT.

Narrative: WHILE ALIGNED WITH THE CENTERLINE DURING ROUNDOUT AND FLARE, I ENCOUNTERED SLIGHT TURB CAUSING THE L WING TO DIP, VEERING ME L OF CENTERLINE. I CORRECTED AS I TOUCHED DOWN, WINGS LEVEL, ON THE RWY. THE LOWER L WING TIP ENCOUNTERED HVY BRUSH AT THE RWY'S EDGE. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED FULL PWR IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAR AND APPLIED R RUDDER IN ATTEMPT TO COUNTER THE FORCE THAT THE BRUSH IMPARTED ON THE ACFT. THE FORCE OF THE BRUSH WAS TOO GREAT CAUSING ME TO VEER OFF THE RWY. THROTTLE WAS IMMEDIATELY REDUCED TO IDLE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST WITH SLIGHT DAMAGE (WING TIPS, WHEEL SHIRTS ETC). THE PURPOSE OF THIS RPT IS MY CONCERN REGARDING THE SAFETY OF OTHER PLTS OF LOW WING ACFT BECAUSE OF THE BRUSH ADJACENT TO THE RWY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE STRIP IS ASPHALT AND 50 FT WIDE BUT BRUSH GROWS RIGHT TO THE EDGE. THE BUSHES ARE TOUGH AND STAND FROM 2-5 FT HIGH. ARPT MGMNT HAD BEEN ADVISED BY LCL FSDO TO MOW THE WEEDS BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN DONE. RPTR STATED HE FELT THE ARPT MGMNT (COUNTY) WAS NEGLIGENT AND HE HAS WRITTEN AND SENT PICTURES OF THE BRUSH AND ASKED FOR COMPENSATION FOR HIS DAMAGE.

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.