Small aircraft in runway excursion. Aircraft damaged in a night operation.

Attributes
ACN	283966
Time
Date	199409
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 77s
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sux
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 73 flight time total : 581 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	283996
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The problem arose when I was unable to detect that my flaps did not extend, and take the appropriate actions to make an approach at a slower airspeed. In the interest of safety, taking into consideration it was night, I elected to make a longer than usual approach into a field with sufficient amount of runway. The prevailing winds in fair WX are from the north. It was XX00 hours and the airport was closed. If I had noticed the flaps did not extend the appropriate action would have been to execute a go around. The airplane was not slowing down, my first reaction was to apply more brake pressure. More brake pressure locked the brakes causing the left main tire to blow out. The end result was over running the runway and taking a runway light. All parties concerned have been satisfied. I was lulled into a sense of security by fatigue and an uneventful flight. I have learned many valuable lessons from my experience. The most important being never to over extend myself again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA IN RWY EXCURSION. ACFT DAMAGED IN A NIGHT OP.

Narrative: THE PROB AROSE WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THAT MY FLAPS DID NOT EXTEND, AND TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO MAKE AN APCH AT A SLOWER AIRSPD. IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION IT WAS NIGHT, I ELECTED TO MAKE A LONGER THAN USUAL APCH INTO A FIELD WITH SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF RWY. THE PREVAILING WINDS IN FAIR WX ARE FROM THE N. IT WAS XX00 HRS AND THE ARPT WAS CLOSED. IF I HAD NOTICED THE FLAPS DID NOT EXTEND THE APPROPRIATE ACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN TO EXECUTE A GAR. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN, MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO APPLY MORE BRAKE PRESSURE. MORE BRAKE PRESSURE LOCKED THE BRAKES CAUSING THE L MAIN TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THE END RESULT WAS OVER RUNNING THE RWY AND TAKING A RWY LIGHT. ALL PARTIES CONCERNED HAVE BEEN SATISFIED. I WAS LULLED INTO A SENSE OF SECURITY BY FATIGUE AND AN UNEVENTFUL FLT. I HAVE LEARNED MANY VALUABLE LESSONS FROM MY EXPERIENCE. THE MOST IMPORTANT BEING NEVER TO OVER EXTEND MYSELF 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.