<< >> NASA ASRS Report 512077, May 2001

C172 pilot became disoriented during landing approach and lined up with the wrong parallel runway and was assisted by ATC for another approach for the correct runway. Subsequently, the pilot lost directional control during landing in gusty winds and ran off the side of the runway hitting a runway light

Attributes
ACN	512077
Time
Date	200105
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dal.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Windshear Turbulence
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dal.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 69.8 flight time total : 237.4 flight time type : 52.3
ASRS Report	512077
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa other
Function	controller : departure controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical excursion : runway ground encounters other inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On a round trip from san antonio, tx, while coming into land at dallas love field, the approach controller handed me to the tower. The tower controller asked me to turn right base for runway 13R and report. I mistook runway 13R and overshot runway 13R on base leg. At this point the tower controller asked me to turn left and circle around for runway 13L, but again got disoriented. At this point, she asked me to turn left, climb 2000 ft and contact approach. The approach suggested I do an ILS into runway 13R and vectored me the final approach course. While making the approach, I was encountered with turbulence buffeting and gusty winds. 50 ft over the threshold, heavy gust blew the plane sideways which caused it to lose its centerline approach. I corrected this and proceeded to a right, 1-POINT landing and just at this point, encountered another gust which yawed the aircraft unctlably to the left. The plane departed the runway crossing the grassy patch to the taxiway before I could get it back on the taxiway to stop. During this, I broke it seems either a taxiway light or runway light. I'm not sure, but there was no damage to the plane. In the morning, the mechanic checked, but there was grass or pieces of glass on the left wheel which presumably struck the light on the side of the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT BECAME DISORIENTED DURING LNDG APCH AND LINED UP WITH THE WRONG PARALLEL RWY AND WAS ASSISTED BY ATC FOR ANOTHER APCH FOR THE CORRECT RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL DURING LNDG IN GUSTY WINDS AND RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY HITTING A RWY LIGHT

Narrative: ON A ROUND TRIP FROM SAN ANTONIO, TX, WHILE COMING INTO LAND AT DALLAS LOVE FIELD, THE APCH CTLR HANDED ME TO THE TWR. THE TWR CTLR ASKED ME TO TURN R BASE FOR RWY 13R AND RPT. I MISTOOK RWY 13R AND OVERSHOT RWY 13R ON BASE LEG. AT THIS POINT THE TWR CTLR ASKED ME TO TURN L AND CIRCLE AROUND FOR RWY 13L, BUT AGAIN GOT DISORIENTED. AT THIS POINT, SHE ASKED ME TO TURN L, CLB 2000 FT AND CONTACT APCH. THE APCH SUGGESTED I DO AN ILS INTO RWY 13R AND VECTORED ME THE FINAL APCH COURSE. WHILE MAKING THE APCH, I WAS ENCOUNTERED WITH TURB BUFFETING AND GUSTY WINDS. 50 FT OVER THE THRESHOLD, HVY GUST BLEW THE PLANE SIDEWAYS WHICH CAUSED IT TO LOSE ITS CTRLINE APCH. I CORRECTED THIS AND PROCEEDED TO A R, 1-POINT LNDG AND JUST AT THIS POINT, ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER GUST WHICH YAWED THE ACFT UNCTLABLY TO THE L. THE PLANE DEPARTED THE RWY XING THE GRASSY PATCH TO THE TXWY BEFORE I COULD GET IT BACK ON THE TXWY TO STOP. DURING THIS, I BROKE IT SEEMS EITHER A TXWY LIGHT OR RWY LIGHT. I'M NOT SURE, BUT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE PLANE. IN THE MORNING, THE MECH CHKED, BUT THERE WAS GRASS OR PIECES OF GLASS ON THE L WHEEL WHICH PRESUMABLY STRUCK THE LIGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE RWY.

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.