PA22 pilot hit a trailer on landing at fkr.

Attributes
ACN	418727
Time
Date	199810
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fkr airport : fkr
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	418727
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Landing incident at fkr. On oct/xa/98 in my piper colt PA22- 108, I contacted the CTAF 123.00 and received the numbers on the wind direction, speed and runway in use. 220 degrees, 13 KTS, active runway 22. I was on final approach, almost to the end of runway 22 and suddenly felt a downdraft as if it was the effect of an aurora. The left wing dipped downward enough to come in contact with the top of a trailer, which took off the left wheel. I managed to land on the grass next to the runway without causing any injury to my wife or me, or to the airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA22 PLT HIT A TRAILER ON LNDG AT FKR.

Narrative: LNDG INCIDENT AT FKR. ON OCT/XA/98 IN MY PIPER COLT PA22- 108, I CONTACTED THE CTAF 123.00 AND RECEIVED THE NUMBERS ON THE WIND DIRECTION, SPD AND RWY IN USE. 220 DEGS, 13 KTS, ACTIVE RWY 22. I WAS ON FINAL APCH, ALMOST TO THE END OF RWY 22 AND SUDDENLY FELT A DOWNDRAFT AS IF IT WAS THE EFFECT OF AN AURORA. THE L WING DIPPED DOWNWARD ENOUGH TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF A TRAILER, WHICH TOOK OFF THE L WHEEL. I MANAGED TO LAND ON THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RWY WITHOUT CAUSING ANY INJURY TO MY WIFE OR ME, OR TO THE AIRPLANE.

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.