Approach controller was working a flight of 2 aircraft, a civ owned F100 and a gnat, when 1 aircraft stated that 1 aircraft had a gear problem. Later controller was unable to contact either aircraft and the tower heard 1 pilot state he had an overheat fire light. The F100 was seen on final and landed short of the runway destroying some of the approach lights to runway 5, but able to roll out on the runway. No emergency declared.

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Attributes
ACN	345329
Time
Date	199608
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fwa
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fwa tower : fwa
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 9 controller radar : 1
ASRS Report	345329
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 9 controller radar : 1
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The F100 and gnat depart east requesting block from 15500 ft to 17500 ft to stay within 20 DME fwa. Both aircraft operating together, gnat pilot talking. The F100 and gnat were observed climbing out of 4500 ft accelerating through 400 KTS when the gnat reports one of the aircraft has a gear problem and that they want to hold and work out the problem. Radar approves the hold. Shortly after both aircraft are observed turning toward the airport, radar asks the gnat their intentions and neither aircraft will respond or accept ATC instructions. Local control overhears one pilot state that he has an overheat and fire light (note: neither aircraft will answer ATC inquiries). The F100 landed short of runway 5 destroying several approach lights, deploys his chute. Neither aircraft declared an emergency, ATC did declare an alert 2. This facility has repeated problems with these pilots that compromises safety on a repeated basis. This is literally an accident waiting to happen, it was extremely evident that the F100 pilot was way behind the aircraft (not in control) creating an extremely hazardous safety situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCH CTLR WAS WORKING A FLT OF 2 ACFT, A CIV OWNED F100 AND A GNAT, WHEN 1 ACFT STATED THAT 1 ACFT HAD A GEAR PROB. LATER CTLR WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT EITHER ACFT AND THE TWR HEARD 1 PLT STATE HE HAD AN OVERHEAT FIRE LIGHT. THE F100 WAS SEEN ON FINAL AND LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY DESTROYING SOME OF THE APCH LIGHTS TO RWY 5, BUT ABLE TO ROLL OUT ON THE RWY. NO EMER DECLARED.

Narrative: THE F100 AND GNAT DEPART E REQUESTING BLOCK FROM 15500 FT TO 17500 FT TO STAY WITHIN 20 DME FWA. BOTH ACFT OPERATING TOGETHER, GNAT PLT TALKING. THE F100 AND GNAT WERE OBSERVED CLBING OUT OF 4500 FT ACCELERATING THROUGH 400 KTS WHEN THE GNAT RPTS ONE OF THE ACFT HAS A GEAR PROB AND THAT THEY WANT TO HOLD AND WORK OUT THE PROB. RADAR APPROVES THE HOLD. SHORTLY AFTER BOTH ACFT ARE OBSERVED TURNING TOWARD THE ARPT, RADAR ASKS THE GNAT THEIR INTENTIONS AND NEITHER ACFT WILL RESPOND OR ACCEPT ATC INSTRUCTIONS. LCL CTL OVERHEARS ONE PLT STATE THAT HE HAS AN OVERHEAT AND FIRE LIGHT (NOTE: NEITHER ACFT WILL ANSWER ATC INQUIRIES). THE F100 LANDED SHORT OF RWY 5 DESTROYING SEVERAL APCH LIGHTS, DEPLOYS HIS CHUTE. NEITHER ACFT DECLARED AN EMER, ATC DID DECLARE AN ALERT 2. THIS FACILITY HAS REPEATED PROBS WITH THESE PLTS THAT COMPROMISES SAFETY ON A REPEATED BASIS. THIS IS LITERALLY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, IT WAS EXTREMELY EVIDENT THAT THE F100 PLT WAS WAY BEHIND THE ACFT (NOT IN CTL) CREATING AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SAFETY SIT.

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.