Hard landing at non tower airport in a night operation.

Attributes
ACN	255012
Time
Date	199310
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : u42
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 15
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 50 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	255012
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was returning from a cross country to land at U42 (an uncontrolled field) at XA00 am. Both radios were malfunctioning, so I was unable to turn on the runway lights. As I landed in the dark (with only the aircraft's lights) I misjudged my altitude and stalled 10-15 ft above the ground. I was unable to recover from the stall at such a low altitude and therefore fell to the runway and landed hard.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HARD LNDG AT NON TWR ARPT IN A NIGHT OP.

Narrative: I WAS RETURNING FROM A XCOUNTRY TO LAND AT U42 (AN UNCTLED FIELD) AT XA00 AM. BOTH RADIOS WERE MALFUNCTIONING, SO I WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON THE RWY LIGHTS. AS I LANDED IN THE DARK (WITH ONLY THE ACFT'S LIGHTS) I MISJUDGED MY ALT AND STALLED 10-15 FT ABOVE THE GND. I WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL AT SUCH A LOW ALT AND THEREFORE FELL TO THE RWY AND LANDED HARD.

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.