Small aircraft struck VASI during landing.

Attributes
ACN	142088
Time
Date	199004
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lna
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 1000
ASRS Report	142088
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While intentionally landing on the grass runway 33 west side of grass, I became distracted by another aircraft on the grass more west of my path who was discharging passenger. Knowing the position of the lights, having landed here hundreds of times, I clipped the southwest upper corner of the VASI box, fracturing the break-away legs, continuing the landing west/O further incident. No damage to aircraft. Light was struck lightly by tire.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA STRUCK VASI DURING LNDG.

Narrative: WHILE INTENTIONALLY LNDG ON THE GRASS RWY 33 W SIDE OF GRASS, I BECAME DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER ACFT ON THE GRASS MORE W OF MY PATH WHO WAS DISCHARGING PAX. KNOWING THE POS OF THE LIGHTS, HAVING LANDED HERE HUNDREDS OF TIMES, I CLIPPED THE SW UPPER CORNER OF THE VASI BOX, FRACTURING THE BREAK-AWAY LEGS, CONTINUING THE LNDG W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT. LIGHT WAS STRUCK LIGHTLY BY TIRE.

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