GA pilot practicng for biennial flight review undershoots while making a short field approach.

Attributes
ACN	179010
Time
Date	199105
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 38n
State Reference	DE
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	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 469 flight time type : 257
ASRS Report	179010
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After practicing flight maneuvers in preparation for a biennial flight review, I left the training area to do some lndgs at 38N. After completing 1 soft field landing, and then attempting to make a short field landing, I descended too low, letting landing gear get into a stand of wheat causing loss of speed, and was unable to recover by adding power. The aircraft landed 50' short of runway. Lesson learned here is to not make your T/D point too near the end of the runway. Note: there were no injuries in this accident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT PRACTICNG FOR BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW UNDERSHOOTS WHILE MAKING A SHORT FIELD APCH.

Narrative: AFTER PRACTICING FLT MANEUVERS IN PREPARATION FOR A BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW, I LEFT THE TRNING AREA TO DO SOME LNDGS AT 38N. AFTER COMPLETING 1 SOFT FIELD LNDG, AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SHORT FIELD LNDG, I DSNDED TOO LOW, LETTING LNDG GEAR GET INTO A STAND OF WHEAT CAUSING LOSS OF SPD, AND WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER BY ADDING PWR. THE ACFT LANDED 50' SHORT OF RWY. LESSON LEARNED HERE IS TO NOT MAKE YOUR T/D POINT TOO NEAR THE END OF THE RWY. NOTE: THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN THIS ACCIDENT.

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.