Reporter lost control of aircraft on landing.

Attributes
ACN	278700
Time
Date	199407
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : blm
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : rdu
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	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 408 flight time type : 6
ASRS Report	278700
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pilot gave blood in morning. Did not eat supper. Normal takeoff. Since conditions 2000 ft AGL very hazy, decided to land. Normal approach. At touchdown, brain ceased to function normally. Judgement clouded. Result, plane went off runway to left and collided with dirt pile at side of runway, damaging wing tips and propeller. No injuries to pilot, sole occupant. Problem: pilot should not have flown, but giving blood resulted in oxygen deficiency to brain, clouding better judgement whether to fly. Suggest broad dissemination -- don't fly for at least 2 days after giving blood. Cause - - low blood sugar, oxygen deficiency to brain.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR LOST CTL OF ACFT ON LNDG.

Narrative: PLT GAVE BLOOD IN MORNING. DID NOT EAT SUPPER. NORMAL TKOF. SINCE CONDITIONS 2000 FT AGL VERY HAZY, DECIDED TO LAND. NORMAL APCH. AT TOUCHDOWN, BRAIN CEASED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. JUDGEMENT CLOUDED. RESULT, PLANE WENT OFF RWY TO L AND COLLIDED WITH DIRT PILE AT SIDE OF RWY, DAMAGING WING TIPS AND PROP. NO INJURIES TO PLT, SOLE OCCUPANT. PROB: PLT SHOULD NOT HAVE FLOWN, BUT GIVING BLOOD RESULTED IN OXYGEN DEFICIENCY TO BRAIN, CLOUDING BETTER JUDGEMENT WHETHER TO FLY. SUGGEST BROAD DISSEMINATION -- DON'T FLY FOR AT LEAST 2 DAYS AFTER GIVING BLOOD. CAUSE - - LOW BLOOD SUGAR, OXYGEN DEFICIENCY TO BRAIN.

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.