An small aircraft pilot complains about the bak-12 arresting cable at a joint use airfield.

Attributes
ACN	266176
Time
Date	199403
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : chs
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1610 flight time type : 1610
ASRS Report	266176
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

I avoided the arresting cable on runway 33 nearly 2000 ft from threshold by short 'go over.' however, had it been night, I could have hit it even though idented in airport directory. It is dangerous to have arresting cable operational beyond the touchdown zone of an active runway!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT COMPLAINS ABOUT THE BAK-12 ARRESTING CABLE AT A JOINT USE AIRFIELD.

Narrative: I AVOIDED THE ARRESTING CABLE ON RWY 33 NEARLY 2000 FT FROM THRESHOLD BY SHORT 'GO OVER.' HOWEVER, HAD IT BEEN NIGHT, I COULD HAVE HIT IT EVEN THOUGH IDENTED IN ARPT DIRECTORY. IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE ARRESTING CABLE OPERATIONAL BEYOND THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE OF AN ACTIVE RWY!

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.