A C208 pilot loses sight of the runway during his landing flare and touches down off of the runway s...

Attributes
ACN	371618
Time
Date	199706
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jvy
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Caravan 1 208A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2350
ASRS Report	371618
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On jun/xa/97 I was PIC of a C208B on an IFR flight plan from hsv to jvy under far 135 with cargo on board. While talking to louisville international's air traffic controllers and being vectored through their airspace, I reported jvy in sight and accepted the visual for that airport. Currently flying at 7000 ft and needing to lose altitude, I proceeded northbound to approximately the memphis, in, area. Upon reaching this area my altitude was sufficient to make a turn inbound to the airport. Still having visual contact with the airport, I began to fly the visual approach. (Note: the localizer frequency was tuned in for added safety.) upon reaching the decision altitude and still having the approach and runway end lights clearly visible I continued the approach. During the flare, horizontal visibility was momentarily lost and landed partially off runway to the west side. Upon realizing this, I made corrections to bring the aircraft back on the runway. During this maneuver, a runway light was struck with the bottom side of the aircraft (cargo pod). The cargo was not damaged. The cargo pod is also not considered part of the structure of this aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C208 PLT LOSES SIGHT OF THE RWY DURING HIS LNDG FLARE AND TOUCHES DOWN OFF OF THE RWY SURFACE. AS HE STEERED BACK TOWARD THE RWY HE STRUCK A RWY LIGHT WITH THE ACFT'S CARGO POD.

Narrative: ON JUN/XA/97 I WAS PIC OF A C208B ON AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM HSV TO JVY UNDER FAR 135 WITH CARGO ON BOARD. WHILE TALKING TO LOUISVILLE INTL'S AIR TFC CTLRS AND BEING VECTORED THROUGH THEIR AIRSPACE, I RPTED JVY IN SIGHT AND ACCEPTED THE VISUAL FOR THAT ARPT. CURRENTLY FLYING AT 7000 FT AND NEEDING TO LOSE ALT, I PROCEEDED NBOUND TO APPROX THE MEMPHIS, IN, AREA. UPON REACHING THIS AREA MY ALT WAS SUFFICIENT TO MAKE A TURN INBOUND TO THE ARPT. STILL HAVING VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE ARPT, I BEGAN TO FLY THE VISUAL APCH. (NOTE: THE LOC FREQ WAS TUNED IN FOR ADDED SAFETY.) UPON REACHING THE DECISION ALT AND STILL HAVING THE APCH AND RWY END LIGHTS CLRLY VISIBLE I CONTINUED THE APCH. DURING THE FLARE, HORIZ VISIBILITY WAS MOMENTARILY LOST AND LANDED PARTIALLY OFF RWY TO THE W SIDE. UPON REALIZING THIS, I MADE CORRECTIONS TO BRING THE ACFT BACK ON THE RWY. DURING THIS MANEUVER, A RWY LIGHT WAS STRUCK WITH THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE ACFT (CARGO POD). THE CARGO WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE CARGO POD IS ALSO NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE STRUCTURE OF THIS ACFT.

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.

A C208 pilot loses sight of the runway during his landing flare and touches down off of the runway surface. As he steered back toward the runway he struck a runway light with the aircraft's cargo pod.