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Dhc-6 crew landed 45 ft short of the runway threshold. They were landing on a 1320 ft runway sloped 3 degrees downhill.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 599440 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Twin Otter DHC-6-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 177 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 4200 |
| ASRS Report | 599440 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were landing on runway 17 in ZZZ and touched down approximately 15 yards before the threshold markers. The main wheels touched down in an area that slopes up and is a mix of gravel and grass. About 3 ft after the start of the main wheel tracks, the runway starts to slope down at 3.0 degrees. The aircraft did not bounce. I did not consider it to be a hard landing and did not enter it in the discrepancy block of the flight log. The first officer and I completed a company incident report. The approach was stable and consistent with the flight standards manual. ZZZ is the smallest runway we serve at 1320 ft by 35 ft and slopes down at 3.0 degrees to the south. I think the size of the runway and the slope gave us the illusion that we were higher than we were. Reviewing chapter B of the aim will help to prevent this in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DHC-6 CREW LANDED 45 FT SHORT OF THE RWY THRESHOLD. THEY WERE LNDG ON A 1320 FT RWY SLOPED 3 DEGS DOWNHILL.
Narrative: WE WERE LNDG ON RWY 17 IN ZZZ AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROX 15 YARDS BEFORE THE THRESHOLD MARKERS. THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN IN AN AREA THAT SLOPES UP AND IS A MIX OF GRAVEL AND GRASS. ABOUT 3 FT AFTER THE START OF THE MAIN WHEEL TRACKS, THE RWY STARTS TO SLOPE DOWN AT 3.0 DEGS. THE ACFT DID NOT BOUNCE. I DID NOT CONSIDER IT TO BE A HARD LNDG AND DID NOT ENTER IT IN THE DISCREPANCY BLOCK OF THE FLT LOG. THE FO AND I COMPLETED A COMPANY INCIDENT RPT. THE APCH WAS STABLE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE FLT STANDARDS MANUAL. ZZZ IS THE SMALLEST RWY WE SERVE AT 1320 FT BY 35 FT AND SLOPES DOWN AT 3.0 DEGS TO THE S. I THINK THE SIZE OF THE RWY AND THE SLOPE GAVE US THE ILLUSION THAT WE WERE HIGHER THAN WE WERE. REVIEWING CHAPTER B OF THE AIM WILL HELP TO PREVENT THIS IN THE FUTURE.
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.