Small aircraft struck raised arresting gear on landing. Aircraft damage.

Attributes
ACN	318857
Time
Date	199508
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : chs
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 7/8
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	318857
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was not warned of military arresting cable on active runway. I was not told by control tower, was not warned in ATIS. It is mentioned only in airport facility directory. Upon landing, a cessna 206 with 5 on board in the dark, struck the unseen cable and suffered substantial wheel fairing damage. I believe this could easily be avoided by warning light aircraft to land further down this runway. The next aircraft may lose control!!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA STRUCK RAISED ARRESTING GEAR ON LNDG. ACFT DAMAGE.

Narrative: I WAS NOT WARNED OF MIL ARRESTING CABLE ON ACTIVE RWY. I WAS NOT TOLD BY CTL TWR, WAS NOT WARNED IN ATIS. IT IS MENTIONED ONLY IN ARPT FACILITY DIRECTORY. UPON LNDG, A CESSNA 206 WITH 5 ON BOARD IN THE DARK, STRUCK THE UNSEEN CABLE AND SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL WHEEL FAIRING DAMAGE. I BELIEVE THIS COULD EASILY BE AVOIDED BY WARNING LIGHT ACFT TO LAND FURTHER DOWN THIS RWY. THE NEXT ACFT MAY LOSE CTL!!

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.