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A piper cherokee pilot lands long during a thunderstorm and runs off the end of the runway at arb, mi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 512267 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : arb.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Windshear Rain Thunderstorm other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| ASRS Report | 512267 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway ground encounters other inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Weather Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While inbound to airport (arb), a thunderstorm cell developed over airport. On base, a light rain began -- winds reported to be variable at 5 KTS. On final, wind picked up, was having trouble losing airspeed. Floated during transition. Touched down about 1/2 way down runway. Heavy rain and hail was coming down, could get no braking traction. Ran off end of runway, stopped in grassy area about 30 ft from end of runway. Clipped end of 2 runway lights. Damage to plane included small linear dent on underside of left wing. 2 small dents in tip edge of propeller. Corrective action: final approach speed should have been lower, but concerned about gusts, and touchdown should have been much earlier.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PIPER CHEROKEE PLT LANDS LONG DURING A TSTM AND RUNS OFF THE END OF THE RWY AT ARB, MI.
Narrative: WHILE INBOUND TO ARPT (ARB), A TSTM CELL DEVELOPED OVER ARPT. ON BASE, A LIGHT RAIN BEGAN -- WINDS RPTED TO BE VARIABLE AT 5 KTS. ON FINAL, WIND PICKED UP, WAS HAVING TROUBLE LOSING AIRSPD. FLOATED DURING TRANSITION. TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/2 WAY DOWN RWY. HVY RAIN AND HAIL WAS COMING DOWN, COULD GET NO BRAKING TRACTION. RAN OFF END OF RWY, STOPPED IN GRASSY AREA ABOUT 30 FT FROM END OF RWY. CLIPPED END OF 2 RWY LIGHTS. DAMAGE TO PLANE INCLUDED SMALL LINEAR DENT ON UNDERSIDE OF L WING. 2 SMALL DENTS IN TIP EDGE OF PROP. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FINAL APCH SPD SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER, BUT CONCERNED ABOUT GUSTS, AND TOUCHDOWN SHOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH EARLIER.
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.