Narrative:

Landing incident. On short final approach, airspeed was a little slower than usual, due to the desire to get down and stopped in 500 ft or less, for a short field landing. It was a grass strip adjacent to the paved runway. I was using the grass to avoid any other traffic in the area who would be using the paved runway. About 50 ft from the grass strip end, it appeared that I was low enough that I might not clear some large 'can/barrel' type end markers on the end of the grass strip. I was about 3 ft AGL and starting to flare for touchdown. But when those large 'can' markers on the end of the grass strip appeared to be high enough to hamper my committed touchdown, I added power to clear them. The added power caused a slight pitch-up resulting in a stall at about 3 ft AGL. The aircraft pitched over striking the ground right wing down and on the nose and left gear leg. Due to the slow speed and low altitude (approximately 3 ft AGL) and being strapped in very well, I was not injured at all. The aircraft sustained damage to the right wing, the propeller, the nose cowl, and the left landing gear leg. There was no damage to the cockpit area, and there was no fire. I immediately shut off all switches and fuel valve, and exited the aircraft through the left entry door. Although, I feel it was a bad judgement call on my part to try to clear the large 'can' type end markers on the grass strip by adding power, which did result in a stall, since I was flaring for touchdown at the time. It is my considered opinion that large 'can/barrel' type end markers are totally unnecessary on a grass strip of this type. They are more a hinderance and a hazard than any good they do, and I would very much like to see them removed. I've flown off several grass strips in 2 states, and this is the only one that uses a large runway marker of this type.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA IN EVASIVE ACTION IN PROX OF OBSTRUCTION AT RWY END STALLS AND CRASHES.

Narrative: LNDG INCIDENT. ON SHORT FINAL APCH, AIRSPD WAS A LITTLE SLOWER THAN USUAL, DUE TO THE DESIRE TO GET DOWN AND STOPPED IN 500 FT OR LESS, FOR A SHORT FIELD LNDG. IT WAS A GRASS STRIP ADJACENT TO THE PAVED RWY. I WAS USING THE GRASS TO AVOID ANY OTHER TFC IN THE AREA WHO WOULD BE USING THE PAVED RWY. ABOUT 50 FT FROM THE GRASS STRIP END, IT APPEARED THAT I WAS LOW ENOUGH THAT I MIGHT NOT CLR SOME LARGE 'CAN/BARREL' TYPE END MARKERS ON THE END OF THE GRASS STRIP. I WAS ABOUT 3 FT AGL AND STARTING TO FLARE FOR TOUCHDOWN. BUT WHEN THOSE LARGE 'CAN' MARKERS ON THE END OF THE GRASS STRIP APPEARED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO HAMPER MY COMMITTED TOUCHDOWN, I ADDED PWR TO CLR THEM. THE ADDED PWR CAUSED A SLIGHT PITCH-UP RESULTING IN A STALL AT ABOUT 3 FT AGL. THE ACFT PITCHED OVER STRIKING THE GND R WING DOWN AND ON THE NOSE AND L GEAR LEG. DUE TO THE SLOW SPD AND LOW ALT (APPROX 3 FT AGL) AND BEING STRAPPED IN VERY WELL, I WAS NOT INJURED AT ALL. THE ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE R WING, THE PROP, THE NOSE COWL, AND THE L LNDG GEAR LEG. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE COCKPIT AREA, AND THERE WAS NO FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF ALL SWITCHES AND FUEL VALVE, AND EXITED THE ACFT THROUGH THE L ENTRY DOOR. ALTHOUGH, I FEEL IT WAS A BAD JUDGEMENT CALL ON MY PART TO TRY TO CLR THE LARGE 'CAN' TYPE END MARKERS ON THE GRASS STRIP BY ADDING PWR, WHICH DID RESULT IN A STALL, SINCE I WAS FLARING FOR TOUCHDOWN AT THE TIME. IT IS MY CONSIDERED OPINION THAT LARGE 'CAN/BARREL' TYPE END MARKERS ARE TOTALLY UNNECESSARY ON A GRASS STRIP OF THIS TYPE. THEY ARE MORE A HINDERANCE AND A HAZARD THAN ANY GOOD THEY DO, AND I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO SEE THEM REMOVED. I'VE FLOWN OFF SEVERAL GRASS STRIPS IN 2 STATES, AND THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT USES A LARGE RWY MARKER OF THIS TYPE.

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.