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Pilot of a pitts aircraft made a low approach to final and hit a street light just before touchdown. Reporter just too low on approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 352683 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : esn |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 25 agl bound upper : 25 |
| 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 | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 450 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 352683 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On approach to runway 22 at esn, struck street light. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that he was making a normal approach and did not realize there was a problem until he heard a bang. He made a go around and requested an aircraft ready for takeoff to look over the underside of the pitts. Pilot stated there was no visible indication of a problem. Reporter then made a normal pattern and landed. Damage was to the right tire and brake calipers. A story of the incident was printed in the local paper with the note that this was a non reportable incident. A local citizen took exception to that comment and called the local FSDO and wrote to his senator. Naturally the FSDO had to follow up and reporter took his 609 ride. The city charged reporter to replace the street light!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A PITTS ACFT MADE A LOW APCH TO FINAL AND HIT A STREET LIGHT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. RPTR JUST TOO LOW ON APCH.
Narrative: ON APCH TO RWY 22 AT ESN, STRUCK STREET LIGHT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT HE WAS MAKING A NORMAL APCH AND DID NOT REALIZE THERE WAS A PROB UNTIL HE HEARD A BANG. HE MADE A GAR AND REQUESTED AN ACFT READY FOR TKOF TO LOOK OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PITTS. PLT STATED THERE WAS NO VISIBLE INDICATION OF A PROB. RPTR THEN MADE A NORMAL PATTERN AND LANDED. DAMAGE WAS TO THE R TIRE AND BRAKE CALIPERS. A STORY OF THE INCIDENT WAS PRINTED IN THE LCL PAPER WITH THE NOTE THAT THIS WAS A NON REPORTABLE INCIDENT. A LCL CITIZEN TOOK EXCEPTION TO THAT COMMENT AND CALLED THE LCL FSDO AND WROTE TO HIS SENATOR. NATURALLY THE FSDO HAD TO FOLLOW UP AND RPTR TOOK HIS 609 RIDE. THE CITY CHARGED RPTR TO REPLACE THE STREET LIGHT!
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.