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I left san jose international airport to land at harris ranch, coalinga, ca, for lunch with my husband, our employee, his wife and daughter. We expected the flight to last one hour from takeoff to landing. Heading 113 degrees, distance 104 NM, wind calm, visibility 20 mi, temperature 72 degrees, dewpoint 52 degrees, wind 320 degrees at 8 KTS, altimeter 30.10. San jose clearance delivery gave a left turn to 140 degrees. We flew direct from sjc to harris ranch. We were on radar flight following during the duration of the flight. As we came over the mountains that paralleled interstate 5 there was slight turbulence. We flew closer to interstate 5 to avoid turbulence. Lemoore stated 'when you see the steak house in sight, please advise.' our LORAN said we were 10 mi out when we spotted the harris ranch airstrip. I advised lemoore I had the field in sight. Lemoore advised to squawk 1200 and the CTAF was 122.9. I made an advisory call to harris ranch and asked for landing advisories. The person who answered stated the wind was calm and landing was on runway 14. I advised that I was going to enter downwind for right traffic on runway 14. As I was on downwind a helicopter advised takeoff runway 14. As I was on base another aircraft took off. As I was on final another aircraft went onto the runway for takeoff. I thought we would be too close so I chose to go around. The outside air temperature was 92 degrees. During the go around at 2 mi (LORAN) I turned crosswind at 1200 ft MSL and 100 KTS. As I turned base I was 900 ft MSL and 80 KTS. At the harris ranch sign I was 600 ft MSL and 68 KTS at touchdown. I touched down about 1/3 of the way down the runway. The sky was clear, there was slight wind at 1000-2000 ft, the ground wind was calm. The plane porpoised and rose about 2 ft, porpoised and rose 4 ft, porpoised again and rose about 6 ft. I had full flaps and minimum power. I tried to add power. The plane went into the tomato field at the end of the runway. Because I had added some power the plane came to rest about 150 yds from the end of the runway. The plane made a straight path until it turned to the right. The nose gear wheel broke off. The left landing gear was turned under the fuselage. The propeller blades were curled. The left wingtip area was curled in about 2-3 ft. Left aileron was bent. Behind the baggage door was a crease. When we got out of the plane I looked back at the 3 windsocks on the field and they were limp. The outside air temperature after landing was 94 degrees. NTSB has considered this event to be an incident. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states the temperature may have been part of the problem causing a float on approach. Reporter also had a non pilot spouse who was hollering instructions and calling for a go around. Had reporter not added power she feels she would have been able to stay on the runway. Adding power due to yelling of her spouse was her second problem. Insurance company has totalled the aircraft. FAA is asking for a recurrency ride. Reporter is currently flying with an acrobatic instructor to get comfortable again but lndgs are a concern. She knows the need to just get out there and build confidence again.

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Title: SMA PORPOISES ON LNDG, RUNS OFF END OF RWY.

Narrative: I LEFT SAN JOSE INTL ARPT TO LAND AT HARRIS RANCH, COALINGA, CA, FOR LUNCH WITH MY HUSBAND, OUR EMPLOYEE, HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER. WE EXPECTED THE FLT TO LAST ONE HR FROM TKOF TO LNDG. HDG 113 DEGS, DISTANCE 104 NM, WIND CALM, VISIBILITY 20 MI, TEMP 72 DEGS, DEWPOINT 52 DEGS, WIND 320 DEGS AT 8 KTS, ALTIMETER 30.10. SAN JOSE CLRNC DELIVERY GAVE A L TURN TO 140 DEGS. WE FLEW DIRECT FROM SJC TO HARRIS RANCH. WE WERE ON RADAR FLT FOLLOWING DURING THE DURATION OF THE FLT. AS WE CAME OVER THE MOUNTAINS THAT PARALLELED INTERSTATE 5 THERE WAS SLIGHT TURB. WE FLEW CLOSER TO INTERSTATE 5 TO AVOID TURB. LEMOORE STATED 'WHEN YOU SEE THE STEAK HOUSE IN SIGHT, PLEASE ADVISE.' OUR LORAN SAID WE WERE 10 MI OUT WHEN WE SPOTTED THE HARRIS RANCH AIRSTRIP. I ADVISED LEMOORE I HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT. LEMOORE ADVISED TO SQUAWK 1200 AND THE CTAF WAS 122.9. I MADE AN ADVISORY CALL TO HARRIS RANCH AND ASKED FOR LNDG ADVISORIES. THE PERSON WHO ANSWERED STATED THE WIND WAS CALM AND LNDG WAS ON RWY 14. I ADVISED THAT I WAS GOING TO ENTER DOWNWIND FOR R TFC ON RWY 14. AS I WAS ON DOWNWIND A HELI ADVISED TKOF RWY 14. AS I WAS ON BASE ANOTHER ACFT TOOK OFF. AS I WAS ON FINAL ANOTHER ACFT WENT ONTO THE RWY FOR TKOF. I THOUGHT WE WOULD BE TOO CLOSE SO I CHOSE TO GAR. THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP WAS 92 DEGS. DURING THE GAR AT 2 MI (LORAN) I TURNED XWIND AT 1200 FT MSL AND 100 KTS. AS I TURNED BASE I WAS 900 FT MSL AND 80 KTS. AT THE HARRIS RANCH SIGN I WAS 600 FT MSL AND 68 KTS AT TOUCHDOWN. I TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY. THE SKY WAS CLR, THERE WAS SLIGHT WIND AT 1000-2000 FT, THE GND WIND WAS CALM. THE PLANE PORPOISED AND ROSE ABOUT 2 FT, PORPOISED AND ROSE 4 FT, PORPOISED AGAIN AND ROSE ABOUT 6 FT. I HAD FULL FLAPS AND MINIMUM PWR. I TRIED TO ADD PWR. THE PLANE WENT INTO THE TOMATO FIELD AT THE END OF THE RWY. BECAUSE I HAD ADDED SOME PWR THE PLANE CAME TO REST ABOUT 150 YDS FROM THE END OF THE RWY. THE PLANE MADE A STRAIGHT PATH UNTIL IT TURNED TO THE R. THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL BROKE OFF. THE L LNDG GEAR WAS TURNED UNDER THE FUSELAGE. THE PROP BLADES WERE CURLED. THE L WINGTIP AREA WAS CURLED IN ABOUT 2-3 FT. L AILERON WAS BENT. BEHIND THE BAGGAGE DOOR WAS A CREASE. WHEN WE GOT OUT OF THE PLANE I LOOKED BACK AT THE 3 WINDSOCKS ON THE FIELD AND THEY WERE LIMP. THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP AFTER LNDG WAS 94 DEGS. NTSB HAS CONSIDERED THIS EVENT TO BE AN INCIDENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES THE TEMP MAY HAVE BEEN PART OF THE PROB CAUSING A FLOAT ON APCH. RPTR ALSO HAD A NON PLT SPOUSE WHO WAS HOLLERING INSTRUCTIONS AND CALLING FOR A GAR. HAD RPTR NOT ADDED PWR SHE FEELS SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STAY ON THE RWY. ADDING PWR DUE TO YELLING OF HER SPOUSE WAS HER SECOND PROB. INSURANCE COMPANY HAS TOTALLED THE ACFT. FAA IS ASKING FOR A RECURRENCY RIDE. RPTR IS CURRENTLY FLYING WITH AN ACROBATIC INSTRUCTOR TO GET COMFORTABLE AGAIN BUT LNDGS ARE A CONCERN. SHE KNOWS THE NEED TO JUST GET OUT THERE AND BUILD CONFIDENCE 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.