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A pilot reported that after becoming VFR following an IMC approach he got low on final to runway 20 and clipped some trees damaging the right wheel pant; cowling; and causing nicks/dents in the right wing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 919048 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201011 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SUE.Airport |
| State Reference | WI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 400 Flight Crew Type 12 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Object Inflight Event / Encounter Object Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Pilot emerged from IMC at minimums on short final to runway 20 at sue at night. Pilot got too low on short final and clipped a treetop. No injuries. No property damage. Ordinary landing completed. Ordinary taxi completed. Ordinary shutdown. Damage to plane was to right wheel pant and cowling; some other nicks and dents in carbon fiber on right wing and underneath on passenger side. Plane may or may not be airworthy pending inspection by mechanic. There have been reports of VASI issues on this approach at sue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Pilot reported that after becoming VFR following an IMC approach he got low on final to Runway 20 and clipped some trees damaging the right wheel pant; cowling; and causing nicks/dents in the right wing.
Narrative: Pilot emerged from IMC at minimums on short final to Runway 20 at SUE at night. Pilot got too low on short final and clipped a treetop. No injuries. No property damage. Ordinary landing completed. Ordinary taxi completed. Ordinary shutdown. Damage to plane was to right wheel pant and cowling; some other nicks and dents in carbon fiber on right wing and underneath on passenger side. Plane may or may not be airworthy pending inspection by mechanic. There have been reports of VASI issues on this approach at SUE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.