B90 instructor and student pilot strike propeller on a runway sign after landing in a rain shower.

Attributes
ACN	584559
Time
Date	200306
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fxe.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fxe.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 19500 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	584559
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was cfii on an instrument training flight to fxe. ATIS for fxe recorded about 10 mins before arrival was scattered clouds, 10 mi visibility, winds 120 degrees at 7 KTS. When cleared for ILS runway 8 approach, we saw the end of runway 8 from at least 5 mi out. There was a rain shower in the touchdown zone area, but it appeared light and innocuous. Tower gave no alerts about potential problems when they cleared us to land. On short final, at about 100 ft above touchdown, rain became moderate and student was drifting left and I took the controls at about 50 ft to correct back toward the center of runway. During flare, a strong crosswind drifted us to the left edge of the runway and we had incidental propeller strike damage when the propeller struck a sign on the runway left edge. I believe it was a distance remaining marker. No injuries were sustained. I think there was some 'downburst' aspect to this seemingly 'small rain shower.' we were not alerted by the tower of any change in wind, but I believe there was a lot stronger and gusty crosswind than reported by ATIS or tower. Also, although we were much farther left on the runway than we should have been, we were still on a 'hard surface' runway edge. Runway signage should not be on the hard surface part of the runway. It seems it should be in the grass.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B90 INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PLT STRIKE PROP ON A RWY SIGN AFTER LNDG IN A RAIN SHOWER.

Narrative: I WAS CFII ON AN INST TRAINING FLT TO FXE. ATIS FOR FXE RECORDED ABOUT 10 MINS BEFORE ARR WAS SCATTERED CLOUDS, 10 MI VISIBILITY, WINDS 120 DEGS AT 7 KTS. WHEN CLRED FOR ILS RWY 8 APCH, WE SAW THE END OF RWY 8 FROM AT LEAST 5 MI OUT. THERE WAS A RAIN SHOWER IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE AREA, BUT IT APPEARED LIGHT AND INNOCUOUS. TWR GAVE NO ALERTS ABOUT POTENTIAL PROBS WHEN THEY CLRED US TO LAND. ON SHORT FINAL, AT ABOUT 100 FT ABOVE TOUCHDOWN, RAIN BECAME MODERATE AND STUDENT WAS DRIFTING L AND I TOOK THE CTLS AT ABOUT 50 FT TO CORRECT BACK TOWARD THE CTR OF RWY. DURING FLARE, A STRONG XWIND DRIFTED US TO THE L EDGE OF THE RWY AND WE HAD INCIDENTAL PROP STRIKE DAMAGE WHEN THE PROP STRUCK A SIGN ON THE RWY L EDGE. I BELIEVE IT WAS A DISTANCE REMAINING MARKER. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. I THINK THERE WAS SOME 'DOWNBURST' ASPECT TO THIS SEEMINGLY 'SMALL RAIN SHOWER.' WE WERE NOT ALERTED BY THE TWR OF ANY CHANGE IN WIND, BUT I BELIEVE THERE WAS A LOT STRONGER AND GUSTY XWIND THAN RPTED BY ATIS OR TWR. ALSO, ALTHOUGH WE WERE MUCH FARTHER L ON THE RWY THAN WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN, WE WERE STILL ON A 'HARD SURFACE' RWY EDGE. RWY SIGNAGE SHOULD NOT BE ON THE HARD SURFACE PART OF THE RWY. IT SEEMS IT SHOULD BE IN THE GRASS.

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.