Small aircraft on landing roll has loss of aircraft control. Hits runway light.

Attributes
ACN	278803
Time
Date	199407
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : w52
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
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 : 26 flight time total : 720 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	278803
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

It was a night landing which I perform at least twice a week at W52. The approach speed was well under control and the touch- down very normal. Suddenly I found myself at the extreme right side of the runway and before I could take any correcting action, the front wheel touched a runway light. I was back on the runway within 50 yards and completed the flight fittingly. The airplane's landing light didn't work which I consider a contributing factor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ON LNDG ROLL HAS LOSS OF ACFT CTL. HITS RWY LIGHT.

Narrative: IT WAS A NIGHT LNDG WHICH I PERFORM AT LEAST TWICE A WK AT W52. THE APCH SPD WAS WELL UNDER CTL AND THE TOUCH- DOWN VERY NORMAL. SUDDENLY I FOUND MYSELF AT THE EXTREME R SIDE OF THE RWY AND BEFORE I COULD TAKE ANY CORRECTING ACTION, THE FRONT WHEEL TOUCHED A RWY LIGHT. I WAS BACK ON THE RWY WITHIN 50 YARDS AND COMPLETED THE FLT FITTINGLY. THE AIRPLANE'S LNDG LIGHT DIDN'T WORK WHICH I CONSIDER A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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.