Small aircraft lands on displaced threshold and damages propeller on runway lights.

Attributes
ACN	244479
Time
Date	199306
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 2v1
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 41 flight time total : 1654 flight time type : 653
ASRS Report	244479
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Landing runway 19, called unicom stevens field, no response. Landed with no visible or audible problems. After 2 hour stay, boarded aircraft to depart. FBO advised us (pilot and 2 passenger) of severe propeller damage. Inspection of propeller confirmed report. Obtained alternate transportation home. Later same day, FBO advised pilot landed on unusable portion of runway 19 and propeller struck runway lights. Pilot disputes claim by airport of runway markings indicating unusable portion of runway 19. Pilot's inspection of runway 19 on downwind did not adequately image hash marks. Landing procedure witnessed entirely by licensed pilot, who observed nothing unusual. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states neither he nor his pilot passenger could detect any markings on the area of the displaced threshold. Airport personnel indicate there are chevrons on the area. Reporter recommends these markings should be painted with something to make them more visible from the air. Reporter states he certainly understands displaced thresholds and knows their meaning.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LANDS ON DISPLACED THRESHOLD AND DAMAGES PROP ON RWY LIGHTS.

Narrative: LNDG RWY 19, CALLED UNICOM STEVENS FIELD, NO RESPONSE. LANDED WITH NO VISIBLE OR AUDIBLE PROBS. AFTER 2 HR STAY, BOARDED ACFT TO DEPART. FBO ADVISED US (PLT AND 2 PAX) OF SEVERE PROP DAMAGE. INSPECTION OF PROP CONFIRMED RPT. OBTAINED ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION HOME. LATER SAME DAY, FBO ADVISED PLT LANDED ON UNUSABLE PORTION OF RWY 19 AND PROP STRUCK RWY LIGHTS. PLT DISPUTES CLAIM BY ARPT OF RWY MARKINGS INDICATING UNUSABLE PORTION OF RWY 19. PLT'S INSPECTION OF RWY 19 ON DOWNWIND DID NOT ADEQUATELY IMAGE HASH MARKS. LNDG PROC WITNESSED ENTIRELY BY LICENSED PLT, WHO OBSERVED NOTHING UNUSUAL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES NEITHER HE NOR HIS PLT PAX COULD DETECT ANY MARKINGS ON THE AREA OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. ARPT PERSONNEL INDICATE THERE ARE CHEVRONS ON THE AREA. RPTR RECOMMENDS THESE MARKINGS SHOULD BE PAINTED WITH SOMETHING TO MAKE THEM MORE VISIBLE FROM THE AIR. RPTR STATES HE CERTAINLY UNDERSTANDS DISPLACED THRESHOLDS AND KNOWS THEIR MEANING.

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.