Small aircraft twin lands short of runway, landing undershot.

Attributes
ACN	201550
Time
Date	199202
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rap
State Reference	SD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rap tower : pit
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3040
ASRS Report	201550
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other 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:

While flying from pierre, sd, to rapid city, I picked up light then moderate rime ice. All deice equipment worked except windshield heat. It was hard to see and judge distance. I held 120 mph till the middle marker. Then started reducing power. The aircraft did not shake from stalling but started descending rapidly. I then put takeoff power back in and touched down at 15 ft before the runway end identifier lights, striking 1 light on the bottom of the fuselage. I learned that you should not reduce power until over the landing surface.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TWIN LANDS SHORT OF RWY, LNDG UNDERSHOT.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING FROM PIERRE, SD, TO RAPID CITY, I PICKED UP LIGHT THEN MODERATE RIME ICE. ALL DEICE EQUIP WORKED EXCEPT WINDSHIELD HEAT. IT WAS HARD TO SEE AND JUDGE DISTANCE. I HELD 120 MPH TILL THE MIDDLE MARKER. THEN STARTED REDUCING PWR. THE ACFT DID NOT SHAKE FROM STALLING BUT STARTED DSNDING RAPIDLY. I THEN PUT TKOF PWR BACK IN AND TOUCHED DOWN AT 15 FT BEFORE THE RWY END IDENTIFIER LIGHTS, STRIKING 1 LIGHT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. I LEARNED THAT YOU SHOULD NOT REDUCE PWR UNTIL OVER THE LNDG SURFACE.

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.