Charter small transport hits threshold light on approach to landing.

Attributes
ACN	282787
Time
Date	199409
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : luk
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	282787
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While landing on runway 21L at cincinnati's lunken airport the PIC allowed the aircraft to strike a runway threshold light lens with the left main landing gear tire. The events immediately preceding this incident happened in such a short period of time that I (the PNF) could not respond quickly enough to prevent these events from happening. The approach to landing was entirely uneventful and carried out in compliance with guidelines in regards to safe aircraft operations. During transition from the approach to landing phase to the flare/touchdown phase, the aircraft struck the threshold landing light. The rate of descent was not sufficiently arrested to prevent an unintentional altitude loss that resulted in damage to the runway threshold post light. Given speed, aircraft confign, and the unavailability of immediate power (after final power reduction) corrective action was to no avail. The damage sustained by the aircraft was limited to a cut in the tire. The only damage to the light was a broken lens and housing. All of these actions were unintentional, only corrective actions prior to final power reduction can assure that this type of incident will not occur again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CHARTER SMT HITS THRESHOLD LIGHT ON APCH TO LNDG.

Narrative: WHILE LNDG ON RWY 21L AT CINCINNATI'S LUNKEN ARPT THE PIC ALLOWED THE ACFT TO STRIKE A RWY THRESHOLD LIGHT LENS WITH THE L MAIN LNDG GEAR TIRE. THE EVENTS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THAT I (THE PNF) COULD NOT RESPOND QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT THESE EVENTS FROM HAPPENING. THE APCH TO LNDG WAS ENTIRELY UNEVENTFUL AND CARRIED OUT IN COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDELINES IN REGARDS TO SAFE ACFT OPS. DURING TRANSITION FROM THE APCH TO LNDG PHASE TO THE FLARE/TOUCHDOWN PHASE, THE ACFT STRUCK THE THRESHOLD LNDG LIGHT. THE RATE OF DSCNT WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY ARRESTED TO PREVENT AN UNINTENTIONAL ALT LOSS THAT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE RWY THRESHOLD POST LIGHT. GIVEN SPD, ACFT CONFIGN, AND THE UNAVAILABILITY OF IMMEDIATE PWR (AFTER FINAL PWR REDUCTION) CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO NO AVAIL. THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY THE ACFT WAS LIMITED TO A CUT IN THE TIRE. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE LIGHT WAS A BROKEN LENS AND HOUSING. ALL OF THESE ACTIONS WERE UNINTENTIONAL, ONLY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS PRIOR TO FINAL PWR REDUCTION CAN ASSURE THAT THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN.

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.