<< >> NASA ASRS Report 346680, September 1996

C172, low time student pilot was not lined up properly on final approach, landed on side of runway and hit runway light cutting the tire and damaging the light. Aircraft tire didn't deflate and pilot taxied back to hangar.

Attributes
ACN	346680
Time
Date	199609
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 57 flight time type : 57
ASRS Report	346680
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Coming back from the practice area, I was clear to land to runway 01L, the wind was 320 degrees at 5 KTS. This was the third time I solo. At time I turn to base for runway 1L, I was high, at 2400 ft, on a short final. I realized I was off center of runway, unable to get full control of the aircraft to get the aircraft back to center of runway in time. The aircraft touched down on left hand side of the runway 01L, and struck the runway light by the left main gear. The tire got a cut from it but it wasn't deflate. I still able to taxi back to the hangar. I learned from this incident that I should go around instead of trying to land the aircraft at the side of the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172, LOW TIME STUDENT PLT WAS NOT LINED UP PROPERLY ON FINAL APCH, LANDED ON SIDE OF RWY AND HIT RWY LIGHT CUTTING THE TIRE AND DAMAGING THE LIGHT. ACFT TIRE DIDN'T DEFLATE AND PLT TAXIED BACK TO HANGAR.

Narrative: COMING BACK FROM THE PRACTICE AREA, I WAS CLR TO LAND TO RWY 01L, THE WIND WAS 320 DEGS AT 5 KTS. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME I SOLO. AT TIME I TURN TO BASE FOR RWY 1L, I WAS HIGH, AT 2400 FT, ON A SHORT FINAL. I REALIZED I WAS OFF CTR OF RWY, UNABLE TO GET FULL CTL OF THE ACFT TO GET THE ACFT BACK TO CTR OF RWY IN TIME. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON L HAND SIDE OF THE RWY 01L, AND STRUCK THE RWY LIGHT BY THE L MAIN GEAR. THE TIRE GOT A CUT FROM IT BUT IT WASN'T DEFLATE. I STILL ABLE TO TAXI BACK TO THE HANGAR. I LEARNED FROM THIS INCIDENT THAT I SHOULD GAR INSTEAD OF TRYING TO LAND THE ACFT AT THE SIDE OF THE RWY.

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.