Relatively low time small aircraft pilot does go around after veering off runway on landing attempt.

Attributes
ACN	437812
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sus.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sus.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : touch and go
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 205 flight time type : 4
ASRS Report	437812
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At sus airport with 3 passenger on board, including the pilot. Approaching north runway (runway 8L), facing crosswind that varied from 170-210 degrees at 10-15 KTS. On final approach I had airspeed of 70-80 KTS, which kept increasing the closer I got to the ground. Also, I felt that I had to crab increasingly, as I got closer to the runway. Likewise, I had to increase left rudder in order to keep plane in line with the runway. On touchdown, we bounced once and on recovering, brought the plane to the runway on all 3 gear. Airspeed was still high and the plane quickly veered to the left. In a fraction of time we were off the runway concrete and into the grass. Airspeed still hot, I put in full throttle and we were airborne moments later. On climb out we heard a sound of impact (thinking of runway lights) and got back into the pattern. On a low pass-over, we got the tower to verify that our landing gear appeared normal, then landed without a hitch. On disembarking, a quick inspection of the plane revealed substantial damage to the leading edge of both sides of the tail wing, some scraping to the under carriage of the fuselage, and 2 inches cut into the tip of the propeller blade. Apparently we had flown into the top of a temporary fence located 20-30 ft to the left of runway 8L. On taking off from the grass, we had impacted the metal supports for the orange plastic fencing. This explains the rectangular indentations left in the tail wings. Human performance considerations: 1) decision to go around should have been made long before traversing into the grass, or even attempting the landing. 2) once on the ground, we should have stayed on the ground, even if it would have meant damaging the engine, gear, etc. 3) unrecognized pilot fatigue. A) had completed 7 takeoffs and lndgs at columbia, mo, within 3 hours prior to incident. B) hunger (low blood sugar). Had not eaten since previous night. This factor may have dulled judgement and decision making swiftness. C) pilot felt exhausted but did not think it was excessive or out of the ordinary, as to be alarmed or concerned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RELATIVELY LOW TIME SMA PLT DOES GAR AFTER VEERING OFF RWY ON LNDG ATTEMPT.

Narrative: AT SUS ARPT WITH 3 PAX ON BOARD, INCLUDING THE PLT. APCHING N RWY (RWY 8L), FACING XWIND THAT VARIED FROM 170-210 DEGS AT 10-15 KTS. ON FINAL APCH I HAD AIRSPD OF 70-80 KTS, WHICH KEPT INCREASING THE CLOSER I GOT TO THE GND. ALSO, I FELT THAT I HAD TO CRAB INCREASINGLY, AS I GOT CLOSER TO THE RWY. LIKEWISE, I HAD TO INCREASE L RUDDER IN ORDER TO KEEP PLANE IN LINE WITH THE RWY. ON TOUCHDOWN, WE BOUNCED ONCE AND ON RECOVERING, BROUGHT THE PLANE TO THE RWY ON ALL 3 GEAR. AIRSPD WAS STILL HIGH AND THE PLANE QUICKLY VEERED TO THE L. IN A FRACTION OF TIME WE WERE OFF THE RWY CONCRETE AND INTO THE GRASS. AIRSPD STILL HOT, I PUT IN FULL THROTTLE AND WE WERE AIRBORNE MOMENTS LATER. ON CLBOUT WE HEARD A SOUND OF IMPACT (THINKING OF RWY LIGHTS) AND GOT BACK INTO THE PATTERN. ON A LOW PASS-OVER, WE GOT THE TWR TO VERIFY THAT OUR LNDG GEAR APPEARED NORMAL, THEN LANDED WITHOUT A HITCH. ON DISEMBARKING, A QUICK INSPECTION OF THE PLANE REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH SIDES OF THE TAIL WING, SOME SCRAPING TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE FUSELAGE, AND 2 INCHES CUT INTO THE TIP OF THE PROP BLADE. APPARENTLY WE HAD FLOWN INTO THE TOP OF A TEMPORARY FENCE LOCATED 20-30 FT TO THE L OF RWY 8L. ON TAKING OFF FROM THE GRASS, WE HAD IMPACTED THE METAL SUPPORTS FOR THE ORANGE PLASTIC FENCING. THIS EXPLAINS THE RECTANGULAR INDENTATIONS LEFT IN THE TAIL WINGS. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: 1) DECISION TO GO AROUND SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE LONG BEFORE TRAVERSING INTO THE GRASS, OR EVEN ATTEMPTING THE LNDG. 2) ONCE ON THE GND, WE SHOULD HAVE STAYED ON THE GND, EVEN IF IT WOULD HAVE MEANT DAMAGING THE ENG, GEAR, ETC. 3) UNRECOGNIZED PLT FATIGUE. A) HAD COMPLETED 7 TKOFS AND LNDGS AT COLUMBIA, MO, WITHIN 3 HRS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. B) HUNGER (LOW BLOOD SUGAR). HAD NOT EATEN SINCE PREVIOUS NIGHT. THIS FACTOR MAY HAVE DULLED JUDGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING SWIFTNESS. C) PLT FELT EXHAUSTED BUT DID NOT THINK IT WAS EXCESSIVE OR OUT OF THE ORDINARY, AS TO BE ALARMED OR CONCERNED.

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.