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RV6 pilot; who was set up for a short field landing at a small private grass strip; observed wires on final; flew underneath them and landed without incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1038465 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201209 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | RV-6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 125 Flight Crew Total 25000 Flight Crew Type 350 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
I was on final and had two aircraft behind me in the left traffic pattern. Knowing I had to back-taxi after landing I set up for a short field landing so I could back-taxi and clear the runway in prompt fashion. Even though I had landed there before I completely forgot about the wires across the approach end of the runway. I was set up for a short field landing and saw the wires on short final. From my position and altitude; the safest decision at that point was to stay well below them and continue with my short field landing. I should have seen the poles holding them up. Perhaps I had a bit of 'target fixation.' if the wires had the usual red obstacle balls they would be much easier to see and avoid and could even serve as an aid to ensure vertical clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RV6 pilot; who was set up for a short field landing at a small private grass strip; observed wires on final; flew underneath them and landed without incident.
Narrative: I was on final and had two aircraft behind me in the left traffic pattern. Knowing I had to back-taxi after landing I set up for a short field landing so I could back-taxi and clear the runway in prompt fashion. Even though I had landed there before I completely forgot about the wires across the approach end of the runway. I was set up for a short field landing and saw the wires on short final. From my position and altitude; the safest decision at that point was to stay well below them and continue with my short field landing. I should have seen the poles holding them up. Perhaps I had a bit of 'target fixation.' If the wires had the usual red obstacle balls they would be much easier to see and avoid and could even serve as an aid to ensure vertical clearance.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.