<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1294340, September 2015

A C172 pilot reported lining up with the runway edge lights and striking a light before executing a go-around.

Attributes
ACN	1294340
Time
Date	201509
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	JNU.Airport
State Reference	AK
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 1 Flight Crew Total 3740 Flight Crew Type 1445
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Object Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach

Narrative:

I was in the right hand pattern making touch and go's. On the second circuit I heard a jet making an approach. I believe there were others in the pattern behind me. I decided to make a short approach to allow more space/time for the others and the jet. I lined up on the extremely bright row of lights which I took for the center line and continued my descent. As I started my round off and flare I realized that I was centered on the right edge lights. I immediately initiated a go around. As I started my climb I struck one of the edge lights. I went into a holding pattern. After the traffic was clear I made a low pass to have my undercarriage checked and then made a normal landing. There was no damage to my aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 pilot reported lining up with the runway edge lights and striking a light before executing a go-around.

Narrative: I was in the right hand pattern making touch and go's. On the second circuit I heard a jet making an approach. I believe there were others in the pattern behind me. I decided to make a short approach to allow more space/time for the others and the jet. I lined up on the extremely bright row of lights which I took for the center line and continued my descent. As I started my round off and flare I realized that I was centered on the right edge lights. I immediately initiated a go around. As I started my climb I struck one of the edge lights. I went into a holding pattern. After the traffic was clear I made a low pass to have my undercarriage checked and then made a normal landing. There was no damage to my aircraft.

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.