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Small aircraft pilot made approach to runway that required 1 mi visibility. He had one quarter mi reported. Pilot hit runway lights and taxiway sign.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 536773 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : det.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 37 flight time total : 2036 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 536773 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Had a business meeting wednesday morning and started back to trenton around XA00. 1 1/2 hours later and loads of traffic, I arrived at the ttn airport. It was raining with a 400 ft ceiling. Preflted, got WX brief from FSS and filed IFR to det. Finally got in the air at XB00 after a 25 min hold at the runway. The forecast was for moderate headwinds en route and 1000 ft overcast at det. The headwinds turned out to be 46-50 KTS. After 2 hours in the air, it became night. It was IFR all the way back to det. I was starting to yawn, so I turned on some heavy metal rock music to make sure I didn't doze off. On arriving in the det area, 4 hours 15 mins later, the det ATIS was reporting 300 ft overcast mist and haze, visibility about 1/4 mi. Cleared for the ILS 15 approach and went missed approach. The next time around, saw the runway but was high. Dropped full flaps (the gear was down) and dove for the runway. Landed a little long and was concerned about running off the departure end. Bounced on first touchdown, added a little power and bounced again. This time a right crosswind gust hit me and I took out a couple of runway lights and a taxiway sign. Taxied to the FBO, topped off with 73 gallons of fuel (15 useful left). Lesson to pass on to other pilots: no matter how tough or durable you think you are, a fatiguing day, 4+ hour flight, night, single pilot IFR will get to you. My new absolute standard -- no flight in the future over 3 hours without stopping to physically and mentally rest, especially in night IFR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT MADE APCH TO RWY THAT REQUIRED 1 MI VISIBILITY. HE HAD ONE QUARTER MI RPTED. PLT HIT RWY LIGHTS AND TXWY SIGN.
Narrative: HAD A BUSINESS MEETING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND STARTED BACK TO TRENTON AROUND XA00. 1 1/2 HRS LATER AND LOADS OF TFC, I ARRIVED AT THE TTN ARPT. IT WAS RAINING WITH A 400 FT CEILING. PREFLTED, GOT WX BRIEF FROM FSS AND FILED IFR TO DET. FINALLY GOT IN THE AIR AT XB00 AFTER A 25 MIN HOLD AT THE RWY. THE FORECAST WAS FOR MODERATE HEADWINDS ENRTE AND 1000 FT OVCST AT DET. THE HEADWINDS TURNED OUT TO BE 46-50 KTS. AFTER 2 HRS IN THE AIR, IT BECAME NIGHT. IT WAS IFR ALL THE WAY BACK TO DET. I WAS STARTING TO YAWN, SO I TURNED ON SOME HVY METAL ROCK MUSIC TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T DOZE OFF. ON ARRIVING IN THE DET AREA, 4 HRS 15 MINS LATER, THE DET ATIS WAS RPTING 300 FT OVCST MIST AND HAZE, VISIBILITY ABOUT 1/4 MI. CLRED FOR THE ILS 15 APCH AND WENT MISSED APCH. THE NEXT TIME AROUND, SAW THE RWY BUT WAS HIGH. DROPPED FULL FLAPS (THE GEAR WAS DOWN) AND DOVE FOR THE RWY. LANDED A LITTLE LONG AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT RUNNING OFF THE DEP END. BOUNCED ON FIRST TOUCHDOWN, ADDED A LITTLE PWR AND BOUNCED AGAIN. THIS TIME A R XWIND GUST HIT ME AND I TOOK OUT A COUPLE OF RWY LIGHTS AND A TXWY SIGN. TAXIED TO THE FBO, TOPPED OFF WITH 73 GALLONS OF FUEL (15 USEFUL LEFT). LESSON TO PASS ON TO OTHER PLTS: NO MATTER HOW TOUGH OR DURABLE YOU THINK YOU ARE, A FATIGUING DAY, 4+ HR FLT, NIGHT, SINGLE PLT IFR WILL GET TO YOU. MY NEW ABSOLUTE STANDARD -- NO FLT IN THE FUTURE OVER 3 HRS WITHOUT STOPPING TO PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY REST, ESPECIALLY IN NIGHT IFR.
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.