An small aircraft hit a runway light.

Attributes
ACN	263185
Time
Date	199402
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : w52
State Reference	NC
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	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 32 flight time type : 32
ASRS Report	263185
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:

Normal approach, on GS, appropriate speed (62 KTS). On flare, aircraft ballooned about 4 ft while trying to correct a bit of right yaw and left roll. Aircraft drifted right of runway centerline. Instead of applying power for go around, tried to control ballooning by holding steady elevator and waiting for aircraft to resume sinking. Hit runway hard on all 3 wheels (tricycle gear) and bounced up and further to the right. Landed again while nosewheel and right wheel were in the grass right of the pavement. Struck 2 runway lights. Caused damage to right brake assembly. Brake failure caused by damage complicated stopping the aircraft. No further damage was caused. Probable cause was misjudging the ballooning and the rate of descent after the rise. Following normal go around procedure probably would have prevented the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA HIT A RWY LIGHT.

Narrative: NORMAL APCH, ON GS, APPROPRIATE SPD (62 KTS). ON FLARE, ACFT BALLOONED ABOUT 4 FT WHILE TRYING TO CORRECT A BIT OF R YAW AND L ROLL. ACFT DRIFTED R OF RWY CTRLINE. INSTEAD OF APPLYING PWR FOR GAR, TRIED TO CTL BALLOONING BY HOLDING STEADY ELEVATOR AND WAITING FOR ACFT TO RESUME SINKING. HIT RWY HARD ON ALL 3 WHEELS (TRICYCLE GEAR) AND BOUNCED UP AND FURTHER TO THE R. LANDED AGAIN WHILE NOSEWHEEL AND R WHEEL WERE IN THE GRASS R OF THE PAVEMENT. STRUCK 2 RWY LIGHTS. CAUSED DAMAGE TO R BRAKE ASSEMBLY. BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY DAMAGE COMPLICATED STOPPING THE ACFT. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS CAUSED. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS MISJUDGING THE BALLOONING AND THE RATE OF DSCNT AFTER THE RISE. FOLLOWING NORMAL GAR PROC PROBABLY WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE INCIDENT.

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.