Pilot of an small sel landed on a golf course area not prepared or intended for a runway resulting i...

Attributes
ACN	345740
Time
Date	199608
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 5k5
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 115 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	345740
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Prepared to fly into laurens skyways. Talked by phone to obtain permission and information about runway. I was instructed that it was ok to land and park for the day. Proper procedure was to fly low over runway to warn golfers immediately in area of, or on the runway of my intent to land. I was told that there is a hangar immediately north of runway. After several low flts over, I decided that the runway was, or strip of land, which was on the far east side of the golf course area. While landing, on touchdown I confirmed that (as I saw from above) there was a piece of lawn mowing equipment which was just enough in the way to be a potential problem. After aborting landing, I diverted to poh. Discussions with pilots there informed that actual runway was in center of golf course, the hangar was across the golf course north end and not immediately to the north or even near the runway. There were never any personnel or equipment (other than maybe the lawn mowing equipment) in danger. I received no notice of any complaint.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMALL SEL LANDED ON A GOLF COURSE AREA NOT PREPARED OR INTENDED FOR A RWY RESULTING IN ABORTING THE LNDG DUE TO LAWN MOWER EQUIP OBSTRUCTING THE ACFT'S ROLLOUT. RPTR DIVERTED TO ANOTHER ARPT 14 MI AWAY.

Narrative: PREPARED TO FLY INTO LAURENS SKYWAYS. TALKED BY PHONE TO OBTAIN PERMISSION AND INFO ABOUT RWY. I WAS INSTRUCTED THAT IT WAS OK TO LAND AND PARK FOR THE DAY. PROPER PROC WAS TO FLY LOW OVER RWY TO WARN GOLFERS IMMEDIATELY IN AREA OF, OR ON THE RWY OF MY INTENT TO LAND. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A HANGAR IMMEDIATELY N OF RWY. AFTER SEVERAL LOW FLTS OVER, I DECIDED THAT THE RWY WAS, OR STRIP OF LAND, WHICH WAS ON THE FAR E SIDE OF THE GOLF COURSE AREA. WHILE LNDG, ON TOUCHDOWN I CONFIRMED THAT (AS I SAW FROM ABOVE) THERE WAS A PIECE OF LAWN MOWING EQUIP WHICH WAS JUST ENOUGH IN THE WAY TO BE A POTENTIAL PROB. AFTER ABORTING LNDG, I DIVERTED TO POH. DISCUSSIONS WITH PLTS THERE INFORMED THAT ACTUAL RWY WAS IN CTR OF GOLF COURSE, THE HANGAR WAS ACROSS THE GOLF COURSE N END AND NOT IMMEDIATELY TO THE N OR EVEN NEAR THE RWY. THERE WERE NEVER ANY PERSONNEL OR EQUIP (OTHER THAN MAYBE THE LAWN MOWING EQUIP) IN DANGER. I RECEIVED NO NOTICE OF ANY COMPLAINT.

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 sel landed on a golf course area not prepared or intended for a runway resulting in aborting the landing due to lawn mower equipment obstructing the aircraft's rollout. Reporter diverted to another airport 14 mi away.