Pilot of an small aircraft private aircraft struck fence post during landing approach.

Attributes
ACN	250860
Time
Date	199309
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 5c2
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 10 agl bound upper : 10
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : koa
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 292 flight time type : 96
ASRS Report	250860
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At approximately XA00 am CDT sep/fri/93 the reporter was plting an aircraft on final approach to runway 35 at antique airfield blakesburg, ia. The runway threshold is abutted by a field of standing corn. Upon flare for landing the aircraft struck a steel fence post obscured on approach by the corn. This has been properly reported per regulations. The purpose of this report, however, is to advise the hazard exists, although my understanding is the hazard is not on airport property. It is also apparent that not enough altitude margin for hazards was allowed on this approach. The situation was worsened by the pilot concentrating on landing exactly at the end of the runway to minimize rollout.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA PVT ACFT STRUCK FENCE POST DURING LNDG APCH.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA00 AM CDT SEP/FRI/93 THE RPTR WAS PLTING AN ACFT ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 35 AT ANTIQUE AIRFIELD BLAKESBURG, IA. THE RWY THRESHOLD IS ABUTTED BY A FIELD OF STANDING CORN. UPON FLARE FOR LNDG THE ACFT STRUCK A STEEL FENCE POST OBSCURED ON APCH BY THE CORN. THIS HAS BEEN PROPERLY RPTED PER REGS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS RPT, HOWEVER, IS TO ADVISE THE HAZARD EXISTS, ALTHOUGH MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE HAZARD IS NOT ON ARPT PROPERTY. IT IS ALSO APPARENT THAT NOT ENOUGH ALT MARGIN FOR HAZARDS WAS ALLOWED ON THIS APCH. THE SIT WAS WORSENED BY THE PLT CONCENTRATING ON LNDG EXACTLY AT THE END OF THE RWY TO MINIMIZE ROLLOUT.

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.