Stabilator hit runway light.

Attributes
ACN	278790
Time
Date	199407
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : unu
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 950 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	278790
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical 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:

After shutdown we noticed a large dent on the stabilator. It turned out that I sideswiped a runway light during the ground roll. I did not feel the collision. This occurred because I allowed the aircraft to drift off centerline after touchdown. I noticed the drift and made a correction but apparently hit a runway light in the process. Contributing factors: fatigue -- it was a long day. We've been up since XA00 am PDT on the same day, flying from brewerton, wa. We were on the tail end of a 15 hour trip. 'Black hole approach'. High overcast and dark terrain (very few lights) made for a difficult approach. To compound the problem the landing light was on pulse mode. This screwed up my altitude and direction judgement fight before touchdown. I suspect that I wasn't tracking centerline during touchdown which resulted in my rollout heading for the weeds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STABILATOR HIT RWY LIGHT.

Narrative: AFTER SHUTDOWN WE NOTICED A LARGE DENT ON THE STABILATOR. IT TURNED OUT THAT I SIDESWIPED A RWY LIGHT DURING THE GND ROLL. I DID NOT FEEL THE COLLISION. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE I ALLOWED THE ACFT TO DRIFT OFF CTRLINE AFTER TOUCHDOWN. I NOTICED THE DRIFT AND MADE A CORRECTION BUT APPARENTLY HIT A RWY LIGHT IN THE PROCESS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: FATIGUE -- IT WAS A LONG DAY. WE'VE BEEN UP SINCE XA00 AM PDT ON THE SAME DAY, FLYING FROM BREWERTON, WA. WE WERE ON THE TAIL END OF A 15 HR TRIP. 'BLACK HOLE APCH'. HIGH OVCST AND DARK TERRAIN (VERY FEW LIGHTS) MADE FOR A DIFFICULT APCH. TO COMPOUND THE PROB THE LNDG LIGHT WAS ON PULSE MODE. THIS SCREWED UP MY ALT AND DIRECTION JUDGEMENT FIGHT BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. I SUSPECT THAT I WASN'T TRACKING CTRLINE DURING TOUCHDOWN WHICH RESULTED IN MY ROLLOUT HEADING FOR THE WEEDS.

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.