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Pilot of an small aircraft sel descended below the VASI during a nighttime approach, resulting in the aircraft hitting an approach strobe light during go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 324908 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : myf |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 10 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : myf |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 324908 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While intercepting the ILS runway 28R approach into montgomery field, everything was smooth and normal. Conditions were VMC with a light wind from the northwest. At about 100 ft AGL I had a red over red indication from the VASI. Montgomery recently has added distance to runway 28R on the approach end, the displaced threshold is approximately 1000 ft down the runway. As I received this red over red indication I remained low because I thought I was currently over the extended portion of the runway approaching the displaced threshold. I basically tried to drag it in low and slow from this point. At this point and time the tower and myself had realized I was definitely too low and as I added power for the go around I felt a thud on the airplane. I then informed the tower of this while I was on the go around. That thud was a rabbit light. What really caused this problem was complacency and failure to fly the VASI at night. If I would have flown the VASI properly I would have avoided this mistake. Fortunately everybody walked away from this with no injuries. To prevent a recurrence of this I will never be complacent while flying, and I will always fly the VASI.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL DSNDED BELOW THE VASI DURING A NIGHTTIME APCH, RESULTING IN THE ACFT HITTING AN APCH STROBE LIGHT DURING GAR.
Narrative: WHILE INTERCEPTING THE ILS RWY 28R APCH INTO MONTGOMERY FIELD, EVERYTHING WAS SMOOTH AND NORMAL. CONDITIONS WERE VMC WITH A LIGHT WIND FROM THE NW. AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL I HAD A RED OVER RED INDICATION FROM THE VASI. MONTGOMERY RECENTLY HAS ADDED DISTANCE TO RWY 28R ON THE APCH END, THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD IS APPROX 1000 FT DOWN THE RWY. AS I RECEIVED THIS RED OVER RED INDICATION I REMAINED LOW BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS CURRENTLY OVER THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE RWY APCHING THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. I BASICALLY TRIED TO DRAG IT IN LOW AND SLOW FROM THIS POINT. AT THIS POINT AND TIME THE TWR AND MYSELF HAD REALIZED I WAS DEFINITELY TOO LOW AND AS I ADDED PWR FOR THE GAR I FELT A THUD ON THE AIRPLANE. I THEN INFORMED THE TWR OF THIS WHILE I WAS ON THE GAR. THAT THUD WAS A RABBIT LIGHT. WHAT REALLY CAUSED THIS PROB WAS COMPLACENCY AND FAILURE TO FLY THE VASI AT NIGHT. IF I WOULD HAVE FLOWN THE VASI PROPERLY I WOULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS MISTAKE. FORTUNATELY EVERYBODY WALKED AWAY FROM THIS WITH NO INJURIES. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF THIS I WILL NEVER BE COMPLACENT WHILE FLYING, AND I WILL ALWAYS FLY THE VASI.
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.