Narrative:

On sep/xa/99, I was cleared for an ILS approach to runway 19R at the kenai airport. I had the cross hairs in the doughnut and at minimums. We had the runway in sight. We continued down to the runway. The visibility was getting worse as we went down to the runway. We executed a missed approach and touched down on the runway briefly and returned to palmer. The FAA inspector says that we touched down 1600 ft short of the runway. There was no damage to the aircraft. And our touchdown did not feel rough. I do not know that we did not hit the runway on the missed approach. The runway was in sight the whole time during the landing segment. The ILS was nailed/centered on both mine and the copilot's side. I believe we touched down 500-1000 ft down the runway for this reason. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the aircraft operated in this incident was a DC6 cargo aircraft operated under a part 125 certificate. He stated that he received a letter of investigation from the FAA regarding touching down short of the runway since airport ground personnel had noticed tire tracks in the tundra prior to the runway. They alleged that it indicated cftt and an ILS approach below IFR landing minimums. In addition, he as accused of falsifying the aircraft log record and operating the aircraft not approved on their air carrier operating certificate. He has heard nothing further regarding this incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A DC6 CARGO FLT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF RWY DURING A GAR AFTER THE VISIBILITY DECREASED DURING AN ILS APCH AFTER DECISION HT.

Narrative: ON SEP/XA/99, I WAS CLRED FOR AN ILS APCH TO RWY 19R AT THE KENAI ARPT. I HAD THE CROSS HAIRS IN THE DOUGHNUT AND AT MINIMUMS. WE HAD THE RWY IN SIGHT. WE CONTINUED DOWN TO THE RWY. THE VISIBILITY WAS GETTING WORSE AS WE WENT DOWN TO THE RWY. WE EXECUTED A MISSED APCH AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RWY BRIEFLY AND RETURNED TO PALMER. THE FAA INSPECTOR SAYS THAT WE TOUCHED DOWN 1600 FT SHORT OF THE RWY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. AND OUR TOUCHDOWN DID NOT FEEL ROUGH. I DO NOT KNOW THAT WE DID NOT HIT THE RWY ON THE MISSED APCH. THE RWY WAS IN SIGHT THE WHOLE TIME DURING THE LNDG SEGMENT. THE ILS WAS NAILED/CTRED ON BOTH MINE AND THE COPLT'S SIDE. I BELIEVE WE TOUCHED DOWN 500-1000 FT DOWN THE RWY FOR THIS REASON. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE ACFT OPERATED IN THIS INCIDENT WAS A DC6 CARGO ACFT OPERATED UNDER A PART 125 CERTIFICATE. HE STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A LETTER OF INVESTIGATION FROM THE FAA REGARDING TOUCHING DOWN SHORT OF THE RWY SINCE ARPT GND PERSONNEL HAD NOTICED TIRE TRACKS IN THE TUNDRA PRIOR TO THE RWY. THEY ALLEGED THAT IT INDICATED CFTT AND AN ILS APCH BELOW IFR LNDG MINIMUMS. IN ADDITION, HE AS ACCUSED OF FALSIFYING THE ACFT LOG RECORD AND OPERATING THE ACFT NOT APPROVED ON THEIR ACR OPERATING CERTIFICATE. HE HAS HEARD NOTHING FURTHER REGARDING THIS 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.