High speed landing due reported windshear and high density altitude. Bounced aircraft, hit by gust w...

Attributes
ACN	113360
Time
Date	198906
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : elp
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : elp tower : lgb
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	113360
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft was making a visual approach to runway 26L at el paso. ATIS was current advising low level windshear, wind 240 10 gusting 19, and high density altitude warning. After a normal approach, aircraft touched down at intersection Q on runway 26L. Since I had maintained a high approach speed due to windshear and density altitude alerts, I bounced. While I was in the air, a gust turned me approximately 30 degree left of the centerline. When I attempted to correct with rudder and aileron, the right wing dropped. Fearing a ground loop, approaching the edge of the runway, and with no other traffic on the ground, I elected to leave the runway rather than attempt to add power and risk a propeller strike on a runway light. I departed 26L approximately 200 yds prior to intersection P, crossed P, and came to a stop between runway 26L and taxiway H approximately 100 yds beyond P. No damage to airport facilities or aircraft. Having received several notifications of conditions that would individually merit an increased approach speed, I landed 10-12 KTS fast with full flaps rather than the 5 KTS that now seems more prudent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HIGH SPEED LNDG DUE REPORTED WINDSHEAR AND HIGH DENSITY ALT. BOUNCED ACFT, HIT BY GUST WHEN AIRBORNE, LOST CONTROL EXITED RWY.

Narrative: ACFT WAS MAKING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 26L AT EL PASO. ATIS WAS CURRENT ADVISING LOW LEVEL WINDSHEAR, WIND 240 10 GUSTING 19, AND HIGH DENSITY ALT WARNING. AFTER A NORMAL APCH, ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AT INTXN Q ON RWY 26L. SINCE I HAD MAINTAINED A HIGH APCH SPEED DUE TO WINDSHEAR AND DENSITY ALT ALERTS, I BOUNCED. WHILE I WAS IN THE AIR, A GUST TURNED ME APPROX 30 DEG LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER AND AILERON, THE RIGHT WING DROPPED. FEARING A GND LOOP, APCHING THE EDGE OF THE RWY, AND WITH NO OTHER TFC ON THE GND, I ELECTED TO LEAVE THE RWY RATHER THAN ATTEMPT TO ADD POWER AND RISK A PROP STRIKE ON A RWY LIGHT. I DEPARTED 26L APPROX 200 YDS PRIOR TO INTXN P, CROSSED P, AND CAME TO A STOP BETWEEN RWY 26L AND TXWY H APPROX 100 YDS BEYOND P. NO DAMAGE TO ARPT FACILITIES OR ACFT. HAVING RECEIVED SEVERAL NOTIFICATIONS OF CONDITIONS THAT WOULD INDIVIDUALLY MERIT AN INCREASED APCH SPEED, I LANDED 10-12 KTS FAST WITH FULL FLAPS RATHER THAN THE 5 KTS THAT NOW SEEMS MORE PRUDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

High speed landing due reported windshear and high density altitude. Bounced aircraft, hit by gust when airborne, lost control exited runway.