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Small transport twin is forced to divert to alternate after hitting trees during approach to a non tower airport. Making a visual approach in a night operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 280361 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : i07 |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2700 msl bound upper : 2700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger observation : observer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 280361 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6200 |
| ASRS Report | 280679 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment other other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Approaching to land at summerville, wv, on an IFR flight plan, got airport in sight and canceled IFR. Proceeding to airport VFR. Dark overcast night with scattered clouds and fog below, we were in descent over the airport proceeding southward to land northeast. On circle to land northeast encountered strong nwesterly winds and turbulence and went further southeast than anticipated. Mountainous terrain lays to the southeast. Encountered tree tops at 26-2700 ft MSL. After strike, aircraft flew normally but didn't know extent of damage so we proceeded to lewisburg, west virginia, where there is a 7004 ft runway and good emergency procedures and equipment. Landing was normal and uneventful. Upon shutdown discovered bent and dented leading edges of wings and nacelles.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT TWIN IS FORCED TO DIVERT TO ALTERNATE AFTER HITTING TREES DURING APCH TO A NON TWR ARPT. MAKING A VISUAL APCH IN A NIGHT OP.
Narrative: APCHING TO LAND AT SUMMERVILLE, WV, ON AN IFR FLT PLAN, GOT ARPT IN SIGHT AND CANCELED IFR. PROCEEDING TO ARPT VFR. DARK OVCST NIGHT WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS AND FOG BELOW, WE WERE IN DSCNT OVER THE ARPT PROCEEDING SOUTHWARD TO LAND NE. ON CIRCLE TO LAND NE ENCOUNTERED STRONG NWESTERLY WINDS AND TURB AND WENT FURTHER SE THAN ANTICIPATED. MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN LAYS TO THE SE. ENCOUNTERED TREE TOPS AT 26-2700 FT MSL. AFTER STRIKE, ACFT FLEW NORMALLY BUT DIDN'T KNOW EXTENT OF DAMAGE SO WE PROCEEDED TO LEWISBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, WHERE THERE IS A 7004 FT RWY AND GOOD EMER PROCS AND EQUIP. LNDG WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. UPON SHUTDOWN DISCOVERED BENT AND DENTED LEADING EDGES OF WINGS AND NACELLES.
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.