PA24 pilot hit runway end lights on runway 25 at lzu.

Attributes
ACN	584431
Time
Date	200306
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lzu.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-24 Turbo Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 19.5 flight time total : 1896 flight time type : 721
ASRS Report	584431
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical excursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was landing at lzu on jun/tue/03 about XA00 on the active runway 25. I hit 2 threshold lights. The approach was normal, gear down, 2ND notch of flaps and speed between 80 and 85 mph. Just before touchdown I experienced a downdraft or shear. I felt I might have clipped a light but wasn't sure until the tower suggested I check the safety of the gear. There was no damage to the gear. Several things contributed to my bad landing. 1) I should have gone around when things were not right on short final. 2) I should have recognized the windshear and responded by going around or immediately adding power. 3) the tanks had just been filled with all they could hold and the day was the first really hot and muggy day of the year. I should have recognized the affect these would have on performance in the landing mode. 4) if my intended touchdown point had been further down the runway these adverse conditions would have been more manageable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA24 PLT HIT RWY END LIGHTS ON RWY 25 AT LZU.

Narrative: I WAS LNDG AT LZU ON JUN/TUE/03 ABOUT XA00 ON THE ACTIVE RWY 25. I HIT 2 THRESHOLD LIGHTS. THE APCH WAS NORMAL, GEAR DOWN, 2ND NOTCH OF FLAPS AND SPD BTWN 80 AND 85 MPH. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN I EXPERIENCED A DOWNDRAFT OR SHEAR. I FELT I MIGHT HAVE CLIPPED A LIGHT BUT WASN'T SURE UNTIL THE TWR SUGGESTED I CHK THE SAFETY OF THE GEAR. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE GEAR. SEVERAL THINGS CONTRIBUTED TO MY BAD LNDG. 1) I SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND WHEN THINGS WERE NOT RIGHT ON SHORT FINAL. 2) I SHOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED THE WINDSHEAR AND RESPONDED BY GOING AROUND OR IMMEDIATELY ADDING PWR. 3) THE TANKS HAD JUST BEEN FILLED WITH ALL THEY COULD HOLD AND THE DAY WAS THE FIRST REALLY HOT AND MUGGY DAY OF THE YEAR. I SHOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED THE AFFECT THESE WOULD HAVE ON PERFORMANCE IN THE LNDG MODE. 4) IF MY INTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT HAD BEEN FURTHER DOWN THE RWY THESE ADVERSE CONDITIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE MANAGEABLE.

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.