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Attributes | |
ACN | 675791 |
Time | |
Date | 200510 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : 62d.airport |
State Reference | OH |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | M-20 J (201) |
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 |
Qualification | pilot : private |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 33 flight time total : 456.2 flight time type : 456.2 |
ASRS Report | 675791 |
Events | |
Anomaly | excursion : runway ground encounters other other anomaly other anomaly |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated none taken : unable |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Airport |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I departed bolton field (tzr) and arrived at my destination; the warren/skeets airport (62D) an hour later. The wind was fairly strong (estimated 10-15 KTS) from a variable southeasterly direction. I monitored the ATIS WX from youngstown/warren; the CTAF for the airport then determined that runway 22 would be the best runway to land on. I started my approach to the runway on a left downwind to base and onto final; experiencing some difficulty in keeping lined up with the 30 ft wide runway due to the fairly stiff crosswind condition. There are mature trees on the runway 22 approach end of the runway. I kept my speed up a little higher than normal for better control and to clear the trees at the end of the runway. As I continued down; I felt that I was approaching high and a little too fast for the length of runway I had; so I added power and went around. I made a second approach similar to the first; however; just a little slower and a little lower over the trees. As I approached the runway a second time; I was still working to keep aligned; but everything appeared normal. I dropped over the trees and started down the runway. When I touched down; I was further down the runway than I would have liked; however; I felt there was still sufficient stopping distance. Upon settling on the runway; I started to pull back and apply normal braking. As I went down the runway; I judged my distance to the end and determined that I probably did not have enough distance to power up and take off again; so I applied full brakes and the plane slowed quickly and began to skid as evidenced by the tire marks on the runway. At approximately 100 ft from the end of the runway; I realized that there was not sufficient room to stop; so I looked for the best route off the end and determined that since there was a visible drainage ditch directly off the end if I went slightly left; it appeared to be only some higher grass and perhaps less chance of damage. I went off the end to the left at approximately +/-25 mph and over some concealed drainage channels and off into a winter wheat field approximately 75 ft. At the very end; the right main gear collapsed and the front gear compressed. At some point along the way; the propeller struck the ground. Upon stopping; I immediately shut off the main power switches and turned off the key and stepped out. The ride off the end of the runway was fairly gentle and nothing but my pride was hurt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: M20J RUNS OFF END OF RWY FOLLOWING LONG TOUCHDOWN.
Narrative: I DEPARTED BOLTON FIELD (TZR) AND ARRIVED AT MY DEST; THE WARREN/SKEETS ARPT (62D) AN HR LATER. THE WIND WAS FAIRLY STRONG (ESTIMATED 10-15 KTS) FROM A VARIABLE SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. I MONITORED THE ATIS WX FROM YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN; THE CTAF FOR THE ARPT THEN DETERMINED THAT RWY 22 WOULD BE THE BEST RWY TO LAND ON. I STARTED MY APCH TO THE RWY ON A L DOWNWIND TO BASE AND ONTO FINAL; EXPERIENCING SOME DIFFICULTY IN KEEPING LINED UP WITH THE 30 FT WIDE RWY DUE TO THE FAIRLY STIFF XWIND CONDITION. THERE ARE MATURE TREES ON THE RWY 22 APCH END OF THE RWY. I KEPT MY SPD UP A LITTLE HIGHER THAN NORMAL FOR BETTER CTL AND TO CLR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RWY. AS I CONTINUED DOWN; I FELT THAT I WAS APCHING HIGH AND A LITTLE TOO FAST FOR THE LENGTH OF RWY I HAD; SO I ADDED PWR AND WENT AROUND. I MADE A SECOND APCH SIMILAR TO THE FIRST; HOWEVER; JUST A LITTLE SLOWER AND A LITTLE LOWER OVER THE TREES. AS I APCHED THE RWY A SECOND TIME; I WAS STILL WORKING TO KEEP ALIGNED; BUT EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. I DROPPED OVER THE TREES AND STARTED DOWN THE RWY. WHEN I TOUCHED DOWN; I WAS FURTHER DOWN THE RWY THAN I WOULD HAVE LIKED; HOWEVER; I FELT THERE WAS STILL SUFFICIENT STOPPING DISTANCE. UPON SETTLING ON THE RWY; I STARTED TO PULL BACK AND APPLY NORMAL BRAKING. AS I WENT DOWN THE RWY; I JUDGED MY DISTANCE TO THE END AND DETERMINED THAT I PROBABLY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH DISTANCE TO PWR UP AND TAKE OFF AGAIN; SO I APPLIED FULL BRAKES AND THE PLANE SLOWED QUICKLY AND BEGAN TO SKID AS EVIDENCED BY THE TIRE MARKS ON THE RWY. AT APPROX 100 FT FROM THE END OF THE RWY; I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ROOM TO STOP; SO I LOOKED FOR THE BEST RTE OFF THE END AND DETERMINED THAT SINCE THERE WAS A VISIBLE DRAINAGE DITCH DIRECTLY OFF THE END IF I WENT SLIGHTLY L; IT APPEARED TO BE ONLY SOME HIGHER GRASS AND PERHAPS LESS CHANCE OF DAMAGE. I WENT OFF THE END TO THE L AT APPROX +/-25 MPH AND OVER SOME CONCEALED DRAINAGE CHANNELS AND OFF INTO A WINTER WHEAT FIELD APPROX 75 FT. AT THE VERY END; THE R MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE FRONT GEAR COMPRESSED. AT SOME POINT ALONG THE WAY; THE PROP STRUCK THE GND. UPON STOPPING; I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE MAIN PWR SWITCHES AND TURNED OFF THE KEY AND STEPPED OUT. THE RIDE OFF THE END OF THE RWY WAS FAIRLY GENTLE AND NOTHING BUT MY PRIDE WAS HURT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.