Runway excursion after private pilot in small aircraft touches down in landing procedure rollout.

Attributes
ACN	220269
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fwa
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 249 flight time type : 11
ASRS Report	220269
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was aligned with the runway and descending to the decision height. When I crossed the MM I put in 10 degrees of flaps and then to 30 degrees. The plane ballooned a little, but there was a fairly long displaced threshold, so I wasn't too concerned. I began my flare for the landing and the 2 main wheels touched down. I held off the nose wheel for a few seconds and then it lowered to the ground. When it touched down the plane began to veer to the left side of the runway. I put in rudder correction to straighten it out but the plane continued to the left. I pulled the power out and applied the brakes, however the plane continued in its arcing path to the left. The plane approached an intersection and went off the runway and the left wing strut struck a distance marker. Shortly after the plane came to a stop, perpendicular to runway 32. I shut the airplane down and got out to inspect the damage. The distance marker had fallen down (note: the distance marker did not have the proper couplings anchoring it to the ground). The wing strut was dented and bent backward, otherwise no other visible damage could be seen. Reports were filed with the fire department and local FSDO.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION AFTER PVT PLT IN SMA TOUCHES DOWN IN LNDG PROC ROLLOUT.

Narrative: I WAS ALIGNED WITH THE RWY AND DSNDING TO THE DECISION HEIGHT. WHEN I CROSSED THE MM I PUT IN 10 DEGS OF FLAPS AND THEN TO 30 DEGS. THE PLANE BALLOONED A LITTLE, BUT THERE WAS A FAIRLY LONG DISPLACED THRESHOLD, SO I WASN'T TOO CONCERNED. I BEGAN MY FLARE FOR THE LNDG AND THE 2 MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN. I HELD OFF THE NOSE WHEEL FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN IT LOWERED TO THE GND. WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN THE PLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE L SIDE OF THE RWY. I PUT IN RUDDER CORRECTION TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT BUT THE PLANE CONTINUED TO THE L. I PULLED THE PWR OUT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, HOWEVER THE PLANE CONTINUED IN ITS ARCING PATH TO THE L. THE PLANE APCHED AN INTXN AND WENT OFF THE RWY AND THE L WING STRUT STRUCK A DISTANCE MARKER. SHORTLY AFTER THE PLANE CAME TO A STOP, PERPENDICULAR TO RWY 32. I SHUT THE AIRPLANE DOWN AND GOT OUT TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE. THE DISTANCE MARKER HAD FALLEN DOWN (NOTE: THE DISTANCE MARKER DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER COUPLINGS ANCHORING IT TO THE GND). THE WING STRUT WAS DENTED AND BENT BACKWARD, OTHERWISE NO OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE COULD BE SEEN. RPTS WERE FILED WITH THE FIRE DEPT AND LCL FSDO.

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.