Air carrier large transport aircraft landed short striking the threshold fence and sand bag barrier.

Attributes
ACN	219663
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 27000 flight time type : 1
ASRS Report	219663
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 380
ASRS Report	219662
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing runway 28L at pit, tower requested aircraft's tail number. In response to our query why this information was requested, we were informed that apparently we had landed short of the displaced threshold markers. On arrival at gate both pilots performed a walk around accompanied by 2 mechanics. No evidence of damage or contact with any foreign object was found. 2 telephone conversations with tower and county maintenance indicated that visual inspection of runway showed signs of snow fencing marking displaced threshold being disturbed. Approach to runway 28L was conducted in visual conditions with speed and sink stabilized. Touchdown and rollout seemed normal in all respects. Supplemental information from acn 219662: 2 telephone conversations with allegheny county maintenance followed. First -- in pit and they had taken a quick look and snow fencing guarding some stanchions had blown down and they would go back to take a second look after they changed landing runway. Second -- contact made clt. At that time allegheny maintenance advised that it appeared the nose wheel struck a sand bag. A maintenance note was made in logbook and another inspection was made to aircraft. No evidence or damage was found on aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT ACFT LANDED SHORT STRIKING THE THRESHOLD FENCE AND SAND BAG BARRIER.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG RWY 28L AT PIT, TWR REQUESTED ACFT'S TAIL NUMBER. IN RESPONSE TO OUR QUERY WHY THIS INFO WAS REQUESTED, WE WERE INFORMED THAT APPARENTLY WE HAD LANDED SHORT OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD MARKERS. ON ARR AT GATE BOTH PLTS PERFORMED A WALK AROUND ACCOMPANIED BY 2 MECHS. NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE OR CONTACT WITH ANY FOREIGN OBJECT WAS FOUND. 2 TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH TWR AND COUNTY MAINT INDICATED THAT VISUAL INSPECTION OF RWY SHOWED SIGNS OF SNOW FENCING MARKING DISPLACED THRESHOLD BEING DISTURBED. APCH TO RWY 28L WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL CONDITIONS WITH SPD AND SINK STABILIZED. TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT SEEMED NORMAL IN ALL RESPECTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 219662: 2 TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH ALLEGHENY COUNTY MAINT FOLLOWED. FIRST -- IN PIT AND THEY HAD TAKEN A QUICK LOOK AND SNOW FENCING GUARDING SOME STANCHIONS HAD BLOWN DOWN AND THEY WOULD GO BACK TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK AFTER THEY CHANGED LNDG RWY. SECOND -- CONTACT MADE CLT. AT THAT TIME ALLEGHENY MAINT ADVISED THAT IT APPEARED THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A SAND BAG. A MAINT NOTE WAS MADE IN LOGBOOK AND ANOTHER INSPECTION WAS MADE TO ACFT. NO EVIDENCE OR DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON ACFT.

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.