Propeller strike on road sign by small transport.

Attributes
ACN	228809
Time
Date	199212
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwk
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 12 agl bound upper : 12
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pwk
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	228809
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure 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:

We were en route from 3HA to pwk at 3000 ft in IMC, we were on the ILS 16 into pwk, everything was going perfectly until I transitioned from the instruments to visual for the landing, we got a little low on the approach. I decided to add power, I didn't add enough or the plane didn't respond as quickly as I thought it would because we were picking up ice en route and on the approach. The left propeller struck a tall stop sign at the end of the runway. We had no problem landing and in fact landed on the centerline. After shutdown we found out we bent one blade of the 3. There are a couple things that contributed to this occurrence. The first my inexperience in icing conditions and in this specific aircraft. I feel that this could have been avoided if during the transition from instruments to visual I continued to fly the approach and stay on the GS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROP STRIKE ON ROAD SIGN BY SMT.

Narrative: WE WERE ENRTE FROM 3HA TO PWK AT 3000 FT IN IMC, WE WERE ON THE ILS 16 INTO PWK, EVERYTHING WAS GOING PERFECTLY UNTIL I TRANSITIONED FROM THE INSTS TO VISUAL FOR THE LNDG, WE GOT A LITTLE LOW ON THE APCH. I DECIDED TO ADD PWR, I DIDN'T ADD ENOUGH OR THE PLANE DIDN'T RESPOND AS QUICKLY AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BECAUSE WE WERE PICKING UP ICE ENRTE AND ON THE APCH. THE L PROP STRUCK A TALL STOP SIGN AT THE END OF THE RWY. WE HAD NO PROBLEM LNDG AND IN FACT LANDED ON THE CTRLINE. AFTER SHUTDOWN WE FOUND OUT WE BENT ONE BLADE OF THE 3. THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS OCCURRENCE. THE FIRST MY INEXPERIENCE IN ICING CONDITIONS AND IN THIS SPECIFIC ACFT. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF DURING THE TRANSITION FROM INSTS TO VISUAL I CONTINUED TO FLY THE APCH AND STAY ON THE GS.

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.