Pilot reported flying too low to the ground on a visual approach to hlm airport.

Attributes
ACN	1745067
Time
Date	202006
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	HLM.Airport
State Reference	MI
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 500 Flight Crew Type 200
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

During final approach to hlm runway 23; I may have descended too low for a normal approach due to the short runway & steep approach required over the trees. The trees force a 1;150 ft. Displaced threshold for runway 23; however; the displaced threshold markings (and all runway markings) were extremely faded. Unfortunately; there also were multiple displaced thresholds/rwy markings for runway 23; making it difficult to discern which threshold should be cleared before landing and how much runway was left. With only ;ft. Usable runway; I did not want to be high on approach; however; my clearance over the trees; and more importantly; over a house in the trees; may have been inadequate and too low for a normal 3 deg approach to the displaced threshold. Ultimately; the inability to identify the proper runway markings during approach led to a lower-than-normal approach close to trees and obstacles.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot reported flying too low to the ground on a visual approach to HLM airport.

Narrative: During final approach to HLM RWY 23; I may have descended too low for a normal approach due to the short runway & steep approach required over the trees. The trees force a 1;150 ft. displaced threshold for RWY 23; however; the displaced threshold markings (and all runway markings) were extremely faded. Unfortunately; there also were multiple displaced thresholds/rwy markings for RWY 23; making it difficult to discern which threshold should be cleared before landing and how much runway was left. With only ;ft. usable runway; I did not want to be high on approach; however; my clearance over the trees; and more importantly; over a house in the trees; may have been inadequate and too low for a normal 3 deg approach to the displaced threshold. Ultimately; the inability to identify the proper runway markings during approach led to a lower-than-normal approach close to trees and obstacles.

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