Narrative:

Departure and tower thought pilot was in 2 different places at the time pilot was handed off to departure after a VFR missed approach. Tree strike on approach caused pilot to terminate approach. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states the damage was expensive. He had to demount the wings and rebuild both wings. This was a night approach and he just didn't do it right this time. He has about 100 hours of night experience, but missed this one. The second aircraft was mentioned because the flight crew reported a TCASII alert activated. No sighting of that aircraft by reporter. FAA required 3 hours of ground school and 3 hours of night training. That was the end of the incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28-181 PLT CLIPS TREE ON NIGHT LNDG APCH. DURING GAR, A COMMUTER ACFT CALLS IN A TCASII TA. RPTR DID NOT SIGHT THE COMMUTER.

Narrative: DEP AND TWR THOUGHT PLT WAS IN 2 DIFFERENT PLACES AT THE TIME PLT WAS HANDED OFF TO DEP AFTER A VFR MISSED APCH. TREE STRIKE ON APCH CAUSED PLT TO TERMINATE APCH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE DAMAGE WAS EXPENSIVE. HE HAD TO DEMOUNT THE WINGS AND REBUILD BOTH WINGS. THIS WAS A NIGHT APCH AND HE JUST DIDN'T DO IT RIGHT THIS TIME. HE HAS ABOUT 100 HRS OF NIGHT EXPERIENCE, BUT MISSED THIS ONE. THE SECOND ACFT WAS MENTIONED BECAUSE THE FLC RPTED A TCASII ALERT ACTIVATED. NO SIGHTING OF THAT ACFT BY RPTR. FAA REQUIRED 3 HRS OF GND SCHOOL AND 3 HRS OF NIGHT TRAINING. THAT WAS THE END OF THE INCIDENT.

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.