Small aircraft drifted off runway during landing.

Attributes
ACN	240912
Time
Date	199305
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mvy
State Reference	MA
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	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 272 flight time type : 87
ASRS Report	240912
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
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:

Cleared for landing, mvy runway 33 following a left downwind approach. Pattern was uneventful with correction for crosswind on downwind and final. Final was uneventful with good runway alignment and tracking. Speed was normal. At flare, aircraft suddenly dropped onto runway, with little or no float and no apparent ground effect. Aircraft may have bounced, and then swerved left or drifted left. Aircraft contacted runway light, left side of runway 33. Aircraft sustained dented skin on left flap and left side of stabilator.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA DRIFTED OFF RWY DURING LNDG.

Narrative: CLRED FOR LNDG, MVY RWY 33 FOLLOWING A L DOWNWIND APCH. PATTERN WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH CORRECTION FOR XWIND ON DOWNWIND AND FINAL. FINAL WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH GOOD RWY ALIGNMENT AND TRACKING. SPD WAS NORMAL. AT FLARE, ACFT SUDDENLY DROPPED ONTO RWY, WITH LITTLE OR NO FLOAT AND NO APPARENT GND EFFECT. ACFT MAY HAVE BOUNCED, AND THEN SWERVED L OR DRIFTED L. ACFT CONTACTED RWY LIGHT, L SIDE OF RWY 33. ACFT SUSTAINED DENTED SKIN ON L FLAP AND L SIDE OF STABILATOR.

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.