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BE55 pilot reports hitting trees during a night visual approach to runway 29 at hpn. Runway has a 1300 foot displaced threshold and no PAPI or REIL lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1219547 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201411 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HPN.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 8500 Flight Crew Type 200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Object Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
On final approach to runway 29. Hit top of trees approximately 1/8 mile short of landing threshold. There is no VASI or other glide slope guidance to a displaced threshold runway. Minor damage to r/h wing and landing light.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE55 pilot reports hitting trees during a night visual approach to Runway 29 at HPN. Runway has a 1300 foot displaced threshold and no PAPI or REIL lights.
Narrative: On final approach to Runway 29. Hit top of trees approximately 1/8 mile short of landing threshold. There is no VASI or other glide slope guidance to a displaced threshold runway. Minor damage to r/h wing and landing light.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.