Small transport struck raised arresting gear on landing. Aircraft damage.

Attributes
ACN	319011
Time
Date	199510
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : chs
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	319011
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Approach in use was the ILS runway 15. I was following localizer and GS down when I noticed an arresting cable stretched across runway 15. By the time it was noticed, I was already in the flare and aircraft proceeded to hit the cable. Damage was done to nosewheel of aircraft. Preflight planning through flight service showed no NOTAMS on an arresting cable across runway 15. The approach plate shows an arresting cable symbol located at the end of runway 15, not 1200 ft down the runway where it is actually placed. Furthermore, this cable did not have any runway markings to outline its existence as prescribed in the airman's information manual. The only other place I could find information on this cable was in the airport facilities directory. Even then, there was no mention of a displaced threshold (of which there is none) or of a danger in rolling over this cable. FBO operators say this type of occurrence happens 1-2 times per month. Can chs get 1) proper runway markings, 2) proper displaced threshold or, 3) proper NOTAMS. My reason for filling out this form is to protect myself from a reckless violation on my certificate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT STRUCK RAISED ARRESTING GEAR ON LNDG. ACFT DAMAGE.

Narrative: APCH IN USE WAS THE ILS RWY 15. I WAS FOLLOWING LOC AND GS DOWN WHEN I NOTICED AN ARRESTING CABLE STRETCHED ACROSS RWY 15. BY THE TIME IT WAS NOTICED, I WAS ALREADY IN THE FLARE AND ACFT PROCEEDED TO HIT THE CABLE. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO NOSEWHEEL OF ACFT. PREFLT PLANNING THROUGH FLT SVC SHOWED NO NOTAMS ON AN ARRESTING CABLE ACROSS RWY 15. THE APCH PLATE SHOWS AN ARRESTING CABLE SYMBOL LOCATED AT THE END OF RWY 15, NOT 1200 FT DOWN THE RWY WHERE IT IS ACTUALLY PLACED. FURTHERMORE, THIS CABLE DID NOT HAVE ANY RWY MARKINGS TO OUTLINE ITS EXISTENCE AS PRESCRIBED IN THE AIRMAN'S INFO MANUAL. THE ONLY OTHER PLACE I COULD FIND INFO ON THIS CABLE WAS IN THE ARPT FACILITIES DIRECTORY. EVEN THEN, THERE WAS NO MENTION OF A DISPLACED THRESHOLD (OF WHICH THERE IS NONE) OR OF A DANGER IN ROLLING OVER THIS CABLE. FBO OPERATORS SAY THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE HAPPENS 1-2 TIMES PER MONTH. CAN CHS GET 1) PROPER RWY MARKINGS, 2) PROPER DISPLACED THRESHOLD OR, 3) PROPER NOTAMS. MY REASON FOR FILLING OUT THIS FORM IS TO PROTECT MYSELF FROM A RECKLESS VIOLATION ON MY CERTIFICATE.

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.