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I had my sectionals, my AFD, my far-aim, my logbook, my private pilot certificate, and my medical. I preflted cessna, a 172, and took off for stinson at about XA00 pm. I reported as requested by sat departure when I had stinson in sight, and was notified by sat that the stinson tower would be closed by the time I got there, to leave my same code on in my transponder, switch to stinson CTAF until I was through practicing there, and that the winds were 140 at 6, altimeter 29.92. I thought about checking stinson ATIS, but then remembered it was probably only on during the hours of stinson tower operation. I was happy that the wind was blowing directly down runway 14, as I wanted a little crosswind for my first few lndgs. I entered a left hand pattern, and notified anyone listening on 118.2 of my intentions to land on 14. While in the pattern, I could see that the lights for 14 were off, and the lights for runway 9 were on. However, by now I was on a good GS for runway 14, could see the runway reasonably well, and decided to go ahead and land on runway 14, and do the rest of my practice on runway 9. I remember not being able to see the painted runway number 14 well. I touched down lightly and was proud of myself for such a soft landing. I immediately began lifting my flaps and pushing the carburetor heat in, when I suddenly saw 3 blinking low barricades on the runway ahead, one was directly in front of me. My airspeed was too low to take off again to avoid them. I tried to swerve to avoid hitting the center one, but it was too late. I went right over it with the nosewheel. Needless to say, it shocked the heck out of me. I quickly taxied to the nearest ramp and stopped. The plane had seemed to taxi ok after hitting the obstacle. I cut the engine, got my flashlight (it was almost dark), and got out to survey the damage. I checked the nosewheel, and I could see a scrape on the sidewall of the tire, but it otherwise seemed intact. I looked at the rest of the plane using the flashlight, and saw no damage. The time was about XA15 pm. I decided to taxi to runway 9 and see if there was any abnormal vibrations or anything: everything seemed normal. I did a runup, and again everything seemed normal. I decided to go ahead and do a few takeoffs and lndgs on runway 9. After announcing my intentions, the takeoff was normal, and the flight performance seemed normal. I again had a very good landing on runway 9. However, by this time, I was anxious to get back to sat international and check my far-aim to see if this was a rptable incident. I switched back to sat approach frequency and followed the usual procedures, entered a left base for runway 12L. I again had a very smooth landing, and was feeling relieved that the plane had not apparently been damaged. Upon parking the plane, I again inspected for damage. This time I found a large dent on the leading edge of the left stabilizer. I left a note on my clipboard advising of the problem, and left the clipboard with the FBO desk. On my way home, I thought I should probably notify XXX, owner of FBO where I rented the plane.

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Title: PLT OF A SMA SEL HIT BARRICADE ON A CLOSED UNLIGHTED RWY OF UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: I HAD MY SECTIONALS, MY AFD, MY FAR-AIM, MY LOGBOOK, MY PVT PLT CERTIFICATE, AND MY MEDICAL. I PREFLTED CESSNA, A 172, AND TOOK OFF FOR STINSON AT ABOUT XA00 PM. I RPTED AS REQUESTED BY SAT DEP WHEN I HAD STINSON IN SIGHT, AND WAS NOTIFIED BY SAT THAT THE STINSON TWR WOULD BE CLOSED BY THE TIME I GOT THERE, TO LEAVE MY SAME CODE ON IN MY XPONDER, SWITCH TO STINSON CTAF UNTIL I WAS THROUGH PRACTICING THERE, AND THAT THE WINDS WERE 140 AT 6, ALTIMETER 29.92. I THOUGHT ABOUT CHKING STINSON ATIS, BUT THEN REMEMBERED IT WAS PROBABLY ONLY ON DURING THE HRS OF STINSON TWR OP. I WAS HAPPY THAT THE WIND WAS BLOWING DIRECTLY DOWN RWY 14, AS I WANTED A LITTLE XWIND FOR MY FIRST FEW LNDGS. I ENTERED A L HAND PATTERN, AND NOTIFIED ANYONE LISTENING ON 118.2 OF MY INTENTIONS TO LAND ON 14. WHILE IN THE PATTERN, I COULD SEE THAT THE LIGHTS FOR 14 WERE OFF, AND THE LIGHTS FOR RWY 9 WERE ON. HOWEVER, BY NOW I WAS ON A GOOD GS FOR RWY 14, COULD SEE THE RWY REASONABLY WELL, AND DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND LAND ON RWY 14, AND DO THE REST OF MY PRACTICE ON RWY 9. I REMEMBER NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE PAINTED RWY NUMBER 14 WELL. I TOUCHED DOWN LIGHTLY AND WAS PROUD OF MYSELF FOR SUCH A SOFT LNDG. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN LIFTING MY FLAPS AND PUSHING THE CARB HEAT IN, WHEN I SUDDENLY SAW 3 BLINKING LOW BARRICADES ON THE RWY AHEAD, ONE WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIRSPD WAS TOO LOW TO TAKE OFF AGAIN TO AVOID THEM. I TRIED TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING THE CTR ONE, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. I WENT RIGHT OVER IT WITH THE NOSEWHEEL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT SHOCKED THE HECK OUT OF ME. I QUICKLY TAXIED TO THE NEAREST RAMP AND STOPPED. THE PLANE HAD SEEMED TO TAXI OK AFTER HITTING THE OBSTACLE. I CUT THE ENG, GOT MY FLASHLIGHT (IT WAS ALMOST DARK), AND GOT OUT TO SURVEY THE DAMAGE. I CHKED THE NOSEWHEEL, AND I COULD SEE A SCRAPE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, BUT IT OTHERWISE SEEMED INTACT. I LOOKED AT THE REST OF THE PLANE USING THE FLASHLIGHT, AND SAW NO DAMAGE. THE TIME WAS ABOUT XA15 PM. I DECIDED TO TAXI TO RWY 9 AND SEE IF THERE WAS ANY ABNORMAL VIBRATIONS OR ANYTHING: EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. I DID A RUNUP, AND AGAIN EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. I DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND DO A FEW TKOFS AND LNDGS ON RWY 9. AFTER ANNOUNCING MY INTENTIONS, THE TKOF WAS NORMAL, AND THE FLT PERFORMANCE SEEMED NORMAL. I AGAIN HAD A VERY GOOD LNDG ON RWY 9. HOWEVER, BY THIS TIME, I WAS ANXIOUS TO GET BACK TO SAT INTL AND CHK MY FAR-AIM TO SEE IF THIS WAS A RPTABLE INCIDENT. I SWITCHED BACK TO SAT APCH FREQ AND FOLLOWED THE USUAL PROCS, ENTERED A L BASE FOR RWY 12L. I AGAIN HAD A VERY SMOOTH LNDG, AND WAS FEELING RELIEVED THAT THE PLANE HAD NOT APPARENTLY BEEN DAMAGED. UPON PARKING THE PLANE, I AGAIN INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. THIS TIME I FOUND A LARGE DENT ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE L STABILIZER. I LEFT A NOTE ON MY CLIPBOARD ADVISING OF THE PROB, AND LEFT THE CLIPBOARD WITH THE FBO DESK. ON MY WAY HOME, I THOUGHT I SHOULD PROBABLY NOTIFY XXX, OWNER OF FBO WHERE I RENTED THE PLANE.

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.