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Private pilot of an small aircraft sel private aircraft lands downwind running off the end of the runway causing no damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 254196 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199310 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 3d2 |
| State Reference | WI |
| 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 |
| 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 : 38 flight time total : 535 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 254196 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other 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:
This was a pleasure trip for my family, going from waukesha (ues) to ephraim (3d2) in door county. Unicom reported the winds as 'from the west' at up to 20 KTS. I tried landing on the paved runway 32, but due to the swirling winds was unable to hold the centerline. I executed a go around successfully. I called unicom again. They stated the winds favored the grass strip, but I misunderstood where the winds were coming from. I landed with the wind on the grass runway 19. This strip is only 2235 ft long. I ended up overrunning the runway by 30 ft. No one was hurt and the plane sustained no damage. In the future, however, I believe that when given a wind direction by unicom the pilot should still check the windsock. Also, if possible, he should get the wind direction in degrees, not simply 'from the west.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL PVT ACFT LANDS DOWNWIND RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RWY CAUSING NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.
Narrative: THIS WAS A PLEASURE TRIP FOR MY FAMILY, GOING FROM WAUKESHA (UES) TO EPHRAIM (3D2) IN DOOR COUNTY. UNICOM RPTED THE WINDS AS 'FROM THE W' AT UP TO 20 KTS. I TRIED LNDG ON THE PAVED RWY 32, BUT DUE TO THE SWIRLING WINDS WAS UNABLE TO HOLD THE CTRLINE. I EXECUTED A GAR SUCCESSFULLY. I CALLED UNICOM AGAIN. THEY STATED THE WINDS FAVORED THE GRASS STRIP, BUT I MISUNDERSTOOD WHERE THE WINDS WERE COMING FROM. I LANDED WITH THE WIND ON THE GRASS RWY 19. THIS STRIP IS ONLY 2235 FT LONG. I ENDED UP OVERRUNNING THE RWY BY 30 FT. NO ONE WAS HURT AND THE PLANE SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. IN THE FUTURE, HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT WHEN GIVEN A WIND DIRECTION BY UNICOM THE PLT SHOULD STILL CHK THE WINDSOCK. ALSO, IF POSSIBLE, HE SHOULD GET THE WIND DIRECTION IN DEGS, NOT SIMPLY 'FROM THE W.'
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.