Pilot of an small aircraft sel inadvertently landed in a field between the runway and taxiway covere...

Attributes
ACN	326850
Time
Date	199601
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : trk
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 33
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 750 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	326850
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Following a standard VFR approach pattern (right traffic) to runway 19 at truckee airport, I landed my airplane in the 3 ft deep snow covered field that separate the runway from the taxiway. The airplane pitched forward abruptly after a normal touchdown attitude and landed bottom up in the snow. There were no injuries to myself or my passenger, both of who were secured by the seat belts and shoulder harness. I received a WX briefing before departing my home base, CA51 airport. I was informed that trk was closed and I selected reno as my destination. While en route on flight following I was advised by ATC (sacramento approach) that trk was open and to contact flight service for further information. I contacted marysville radio and was advised that trk was open with light snow and ice on the runway and poor braking action. I amended my destination with ATC to trk. Approximately 5 mi west of trk I contacted trk unicom and was advised of the same runway conditions and runway 19 in use. I inquired if other aircraft had landed at the airport since it opened that morning and the response was affirmative. I continued inbound entering the pattern at 7000 ft on a 45 degree for right traffic to runway 19. When I turned base I perceived the runway on my left as a parallel taxiway to the one on my right and aligned the plane for landing on the snow covered field in between. I believe I was predisposed to look for a snow covered runway based on the previous reports. At no time during the approach or landing did I perceive anything was wrong. The visual picture of the approach fit my mental image. In retrospect, I believe this incident would have been avoided if I overflew the airport and idented the taxiway and runway and other features of the airport environment. In addition, during final approach, I should have confirmed that I was landing on the runway by identing the runway markings, including the runway number and centerline. I do not know if these were visible at the time of my attempted landing, but in the future I would not land on a runway if these were not visible.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL INADVERTENTLY LANDED IN A FIELD BETWEEN THE RWY AND TXWY COVERED WITH SNOW, RESULTING IN THE ACFT FLIPPING OVER ON ITS BACK.

Narrative: FOLLOWING A STANDARD VFR APCH PATTERN (R TFC) TO RWY 19 AT TRUCKEE ARPT, I LANDED MY AIRPLANE IN THE 3 FT DEEP SNOW COVERED FIELD THAT SEPARATE THE RWY FROM THE TXWY. THE AIRPLANE PITCHED FORWARD ABRUPTLY AFTER A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN ATTITUDE AND LANDED BOTTOM UP IN THE SNOW. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO MYSELF OR MY PAX, BOTH OF WHO WERE SECURED BY THE SEAT BELTS AND SHOULDER HARNESS. I RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING BEFORE DEPARTING MY HOME BASE, CA51 ARPT. I WAS INFORMED THAT TRK WAS CLOSED AND I SELECTED RENO AS MY DEST. WHILE ENRTE ON FLT FOLLOWING I WAS ADVISED BY ATC (SACRAMENTO APCH) THAT TRK WAS OPEN AND TO CONTACT FLT SVC FOR FURTHER INFO. I CONTACTED MARYSVILLE RADIO AND WAS ADVISED THAT TRK WAS OPEN WITH LIGHT SNOW AND ICE ON THE RWY AND POOR BRAKING ACTION. I AMENDED MY DEST WITH ATC TO TRK. APPROX 5 MI W OF TRK I CONTACTED TRK UNICOM AND WAS ADVISED OF THE SAME RWY CONDITIONS AND RWY 19 IN USE. I INQUIRED IF OTHER ACFT HAD LANDED AT THE ARPT SINCE IT OPENED THAT MORNING AND THE RESPONSE WAS AFFIRMATIVE. I CONTINUED INBOUND ENTERING THE PATTERN AT 7000 FT ON A 45 DEG FOR R TFC TO RWY 19. WHEN I TURNED BASE I PERCEIVED THE RWY ON MY L AS A PARALLEL TXWY TO THE ONE ON MY R AND ALIGNED THE PLANE FOR LNDG ON THE SNOW COVERED FIELD IN BETWEEN. I BELIEVE I WAS PREDISPOSED TO LOOK FOR A SNOW COVERED RWY BASED ON THE PREVIOUS RPTS. AT NO TIME DURING THE APCH OR LNDG DID I PERCEIVE ANYTHING WAS WRONG. THE VISUAL PICTURE OF THE APCH FIT MY MENTAL IMAGE. IN RETROSPECT, I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF I OVERFLEW THE ARPT AND IDENTED THE TXWY AND RWY AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE ARPT ENVIRONMENT. IN ADDITION, DURING FINAL APCH, I SHOULD HAVE CONFIRMED THAT I WAS LNDG ON THE RWY BY IDENTING THE RWY MARKINGS, INCLUDING THE RWY NUMBER AND CTRLINE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THESE WERE VISIBLE AT THE TIME OF MY ATTEMPTED LNDG, BUT IN THE FUTURE I WOULD NOT LAND ON A RWY IF THESE WERE NOT VISIBLE.

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.

Pilot of an small aircraft sel inadvertently landed in a field between the runway and taxiway covered with snow, resulting in the aircraft flipping over on its back.