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Attributes | |
ACN | 223038 |
Time | |
Date | 199210 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : ca20 |
State Reference | CA |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 3 agl bound upper : 3 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Dusk |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Small Transport |
Flight Phase | landing other |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 500 |
ASRS Report | 223038 |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Airport |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Situations | |
Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
During landing at eagle's nest (private airport) a fence post at the approach end was struck and broken. Damage negligible. Airport is unlighted and fence posts were difficult to recognize. Perhaps some reflectors could be affixed to the fence posts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AMPHIB ACFT STRIKES FENCE POST DURING LNDG.
Narrative: DURING LNDG AT EAGLE'S NEST (PRIVATE ARPT) A FENCE POST AT THE APCH END WAS STRUCK AND BROKEN. DAMAGE NEGLIGIBLE. ARPT IS UNLIGHTED AND FENCE POSTS WERE DIFFICULT TO RECOGNIZE. PERHAPS SOME REFLECTORS COULD BE AFFIXED TO THE FENCE POSTS.
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.