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C172 pilot reported noticing logs being placed across the runway of intended landing while on short final to a remote airport. A go-around is conducted and flight returns to airport of departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1404769 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 12500 Flight Crew Type 1500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 300 Vertical 50 |
Narrative:
There was a light skiff of uniformed fresh snow on the entire strip. Strip length is about 1;800 feet and about 500 feet MSL. A high recon was performed noting light snow windblown. Landing straight in is not possible due to terrain and a dog leg on short final is required close to rising terrain.on roll out on very short final it became clear that under the blanket of light snow there had been placed a group of logs on the runway near the approach end. Horizontal distance was about 300 feet and vertical was about 100 AGL when the obstruction was noticed. The flat light of the overcast sky mixed with the flat snow to cause a visual illusion of blown snow and not logs on final.power was applied and go around initiated with no further problem. Return to [departure airport] after go around.this landing strip has been in use for 40 years; if this was an attempt to close the landing strip [it] is very poorly marked for snowy conditions or any other time for that matter. The snow; long shadows and flat light all add to the difficulty in determining safe landing conditions. This was a near miss.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 pilot reported noticing logs being placed across the runway of intended landing while on short final to a remote airport. A go-around is conducted and flight returns to airport of departure.
Narrative: There was a light skiff of uniformed fresh snow on the entire strip. Strip length is about 1;800 feet and about 500 feet MSL. A high recon was performed noting light snow windblown. Landing straight in is not possible due to terrain and a dog leg on short final is required close to rising terrain.On roll out on very short final it became clear that under the blanket of light snow there had been placed a group of logs on the runway near the approach end. Horizontal distance was about 300 feet and vertical was about 100 AGL when the obstruction was noticed. The flat light of the overcast sky mixed with the flat snow to cause a visual illusion of blown snow and not logs on final.Power was applied and go around initiated with no further problem. Return to [departure airport] after go around.This landing strip has been in use for 40 years; if this was an attempt to close the landing strip [it] is very poorly marked for snowy conditions or any other time for that matter. The snow; long shadows and flat light all add to the difficulty in determining safe landing conditions. This was a Near Miss.
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