Pilot drifts into runway light. Runway excursion.

Attributes
ACN	309390
Time
Date	199507
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : frg
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Texan T6 Harvard
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 33000 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	309390
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
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:

Landing from formation echelon with 3 second overhead break to take interval on base leg. First aircraft landed on left side of runway and I landed on right side. Wind had been given as 320 degrees, 5 KTS with landing on runway. As I touched down I noticed #1 aircraft to drift to his right toward centerline and I allowed my aircraft to drift to right to keep #1 in sight and allowed my aircraft to get too close to runway side and struck runway lights on right side with right flap. At this time the tower gave new wind information 210 degrees at 15 KTS, with the sudden wind change and trying to keep lead aircraft in sight I did not keep up with maintaining adequate runway direction. Normally the separation has always been more than enough but the unexpected wind shift while focusing on lead aircraft requires more spacing to preclude distrs during a most demanding part of the post landing procedure. I was #2 of a 5 plane at-6 formation. After our group was on ground, runway landing change was made to runway 19.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT DRIFTS INTO RWY LIGHT. RWY EXCURSION.

Narrative: LNDG FROM FORMATION ECHELON WITH 3 SECOND OVERHEAD BREAK TO TAKE INTERVAL ON BASE LEG. FIRST ACFT LANDED ON L SIDE OF RWY AND I LANDED ON R SIDE. WIND HAD BEEN GIVEN AS 320 DEGS, 5 KTS WITH LNDG ON RWY. AS I TOUCHED DOWN I NOTICED #1 ACFT TO DRIFT TO HIS R TOWARD CTRLINE AND I ALLOWED MY ACFT TO DRIFT TO R TO KEEP #1 IN SIGHT AND ALLOWED MY ACFT TO GET TOO CLOSE TO RWY SIDE AND STRUCK RWY LIGHTS ON R SIDE WITH R FLAP. AT THIS TIME THE TWR GAVE NEW WIND INFO 210 DEGS AT 15 KTS, WITH THE SUDDEN WIND CHANGE AND TRYING TO KEEP LEAD ACFT IN SIGHT I DID NOT KEEP UP WITH MAINTAINING ADEQUATE RWY DIRECTION. NORMALLY THE SEPARATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN MORE THAN ENOUGH BUT THE UNEXPECTED WIND SHIFT WHILE FOCUSING ON LEAD ACFT REQUIRES MORE SPACING TO PRECLUDE DISTRS DURING A MOST DEMANDING PART OF THE POST LNDG PROC. I WAS #2 OF A 5 PLANE AT-6 FORMATION. AFTER OUR GROUP WAS ON GND, RWY LNDG CHANGE WAS MADE TO RWY 19.

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.