A BE99 captain impacted the ground short of the runway at 105 after being distraction by a nearby tr...

Attributes
ACN	596089
Time
Date	200310
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Airliner 99
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	596089
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The approach to runway 32 at 105 was briefed with 90 KTS vref and full flaps. On short final a road crosses the approach path. A truck was observed to be crossing the approach path at the same time as the aircraft. Both the first officer and I agreed to land slightly long in order to cross the road on a higher GS and avoid concern by the driver. During this approach 3 mistakes were made. 1ST, to raise the GS elevation, I increased the pitch which caused a decrease in airspeed. 2ND, during the crossing of the road we forgot to lower the flaps to full, and 3RD, the reduction in power, considering the first 2 mistakes, was enough to cause a sink rate greater than expected. The result was a landing 2 ft short of the runway threshold causing damage to the right main landing gear and the right propeller. This could have been prevented by making a go around and flying the approach on a higher GS from 2-3 mi out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE99 CAPT IMPACTED THE GND SHORT OF THE RWY AT 105 AFTER BEING DISTR BY A NEARBY TRUCK.

Narrative: THE APCH TO RWY 32 AT 105 WAS BRIEFED WITH 90 KTS VREF AND FULL FLAPS. ON SHORT FINAL A ROAD CROSSES THE APCH PATH. A TRUCK WAS OBSERVED TO BE XING THE APCH PATH AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ACFT. BOTH THE FO AND I AGREED TO LAND SLIGHTLY LONG IN ORDER TO CROSS THE ROAD ON A HIGHER GS AND AVOID CONCERN BY THE DRIVER. DURING THIS APCH 3 MISTAKES WERE MADE. 1ST, TO RAISE THE GS ELEVATION, I INCREASED THE PITCH WHICH CAUSED A DECREASE IN AIRSPD. 2ND, DURING THE XING OF THE ROAD WE FORGOT TO LOWER THE FLAPS TO FULL, AND 3RD, THE REDUCTION IN PWR, CONSIDERING THE FIRST 2 MISTAKES, WAS ENOUGH TO CAUSE A SINK RATE GREATER THAN EXPECTED. THE RESULT WAS A LNDG 2 FT SHORT OF THE RWY THRESHOLD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR AND THE R PROP. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY MAKING A GAR AND FLYING THE APCH ON A HIGHER GS FROM 2-3 MI OUT.

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.

A BE99 captain impacted the ground short of the runway at 105 after being distraction by a nearby truck.