Narrative:

Cessna skyhawk 172S with pilot and 2 passenger (each approximately 220 pounds). I was the pilot and had calculated the weight and balance; which was within the envelope. Taking off; the plane felt very sluggish and the climb to 4500 ft took longer than normal. The conditions were VFR; winds northeast calm; unlimited visibility. I had never flown with 2 passenger; and getting into the pattern for landing; I cautiously chose to come in a little higher on final than usual at 80 KTS; 30 degrees of flaps; thinking that the plane would sink faster than normal (with 2 passenger). I was concerned that the power-off stall speed was higher and I knew I could not recover; easily or at all; on final if I stalled. Winds were calm (windsock was not moving). I touched down about 1/3 of the way down the runway; applied gradual braking; and when I pulled on the yoke to slow down the plane; we passed the taxiway and flared up. I saw the end of the runway coming quickly. I applied full throttle; gradually removed the flaps and took off; but for +/-10 ft; the landing gear was on grass. I immediately called a go around; but the operating manager ran out and did not hear nor see the plane. He immediately called rescue and concluded we had crashed. We realized they were looking for us as I was still in the pattern for another landing. I called my identify and told them we had done a go around. Upon landing correct the second time; we were met by 2 police officers who assessed the plane and copied my information. There was no damage to the plane nor to the runway. All crew members were fine and surprised by the quick action of the operating manager. There was chaos in the pattern as 3 planes were trying to land with the rescue trucks present. The airport was called closed. Within seconds after that; it was called re-opened; and within a couple of mins; called closed again and then re-opened. One plane actually took off while the rescue trucks were still at the end of the runway. Conclusion: misjudgement of runway length (2500 ft) with additional weight on board and excessive speed and altitude on final. Recovery successful.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PILOT MISJUDGES LANDING ON 2500 FOOT RWY; AND LATE DECISION TO GO AROUND RESULTS IN RWY EXCURSION BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE. FEARING THE WORST; ARPT MANAGER LAUNCHES CFR. PILOT EVENTUALLY LANDS SAFELY.

Narrative: CESSNA SKYHAWK 172S WITH PLT AND 2 PAX (EACH APPROX 220 LBS). I WAS THE PLT AND HAD CALCULATED THE WT AND BAL; WHICH WAS WITHIN THE ENVELOPE. TAKING OFF; THE PLANE FELT VERY SLUGGISH AND THE CLB TO 4500 FT TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL. THE CONDITIONS WERE VFR; WINDS NE CALM; UNLIMITED VISIBILITY. I HAD NEVER FLOWN WITH 2 PAX; AND GETTING INTO THE PATTERN FOR LNDG; I CAUTIOUSLY CHOSE TO COME IN A LITTLE HIGHER ON FINAL THAN USUAL AT 80 KTS; 30 DEGS OF FLAPS; THINKING THAT THE PLANE WOULD SINK FASTER THAN NORMAL (WITH 2 PAX). I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PWR-OFF STALL SPD WAS HIGHER AND I KNEW I COULD NOT RECOVER; EASILY OR AT ALL; ON FINAL IF I STALLED. WINDS WERE CALM (WINDSOCK WAS NOT MOVING). I TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY; APPLIED GRADUAL BRAKING; AND WHEN I PULLED ON THE YOKE TO SLOW DOWN THE PLANE; WE PASSED THE TXWY AND FLARED UP. I SAW THE END OF THE RWY COMING QUICKLY. I APPLIED FULL THROTTLE; GRADUALLY REMOVED THE FLAPS AND TOOK OFF; BUT FOR +/-10 FT; THE LNDG GEAR WAS ON GRASS. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED A GAR; BUT THE OPERATING MGR RAN OUT AND DID NOT HEAR NOR SEE THE PLANE. HE IMMEDIATELY CALLED RESCUE AND CONCLUDED WE HAD CRASHED. WE REALIZED THEY WERE LOOKING FOR US AS I WAS STILL IN THE PATTERN FOR ANOTHER LNDG. I CALLED MY IDENT AND TOLD THEM WE HAD DONE A GAR. UPON LNDG CORRECT THE SECOND TIME; WE WERE MET BY 2 POLICE OFFICERS WHO ASSESSED THE PLANE AND COPIED MY INFO. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE PLANE NOR TO THE RWY. ALL CREW MEMBERS WERE FINE AND SURPRISED BY THE QUICK ACTION OF THE OPERATING MGR. THERE WAS CHAOS IN THE PATTERN AS 3 PLANES WERE TRYING TO LAND WITH THE RESCUE TRUCKS PRESENT. THE ARPT WAS CALLED CLOSED. WITHIN SECONDS AFTER THAT; IT WAS CALLED RE-OPENED; AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINS; CALLED CLOSED AGAIN AND THEN RE-OPENED. ONE PLANE ACTUALLY TOOK OFF WHILE THE RESCUE TRUCKS WERE STILL AT THE END OF THE RWY. CONCLUSION: MISJUDGEMENT OF RWY LENGTH (2500 FT) WITH ADDITIONAL WT ON BOARD AND EXCESSIVE SPD AND ALT ON FINAL. RECOVERY SUCCESSFUL.

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.