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Due to congested traffic conditions san carlos tower requested the reporter in a beech bonanza A36 to keep his speed up and fly a diagonal line from base leg directly to the runway. The reporter crossed the threshold at approximately 140 KTS and high. He continued to a landing and ran 10-15 ft beyond the runway end and hit a sign with his wingtip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 331865 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sql |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sql tower : tus |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 331865 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Following an uneventful pleasure flight I was returning to sql (san carlos, ca) in my beech bonanza A36. Due to somewhat congested traffic conditions san carlos tower requested that I keep my speed up and fly a diagonal line from base leg directly to the runway. I accepted the request and crossed the threshold at approximately 140 KIAS and high. The runway at san carlos (sql) is only 2500 ft so I should have 'gone around.' instead I continued to a landing and ran approximately 10-15 ft beyond the runway end. In doing so my left wingtip hit a sign and caused a break in the plastic navigation light cover on the left tip. The sign was also knocked over. No further damage was sustained either to my plane or on the ground. In retrospect I should not have accepted the request from the tower given the characteristics of my plane and the short runway. Lesson learned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DUE TO CONGESTED TFC CONDITIONS SAN CARLOS TWR REQUESTED THE RPTR IN A BEECH BONANZA A36 TO KEEP HIS SPD UP AND FLY A DIAGONAL LINE FROM BASE LEG DIRECTLY TO THE RWY. THE RPTR CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AT APPROX 140 KTS AND HIGH. HE CONTINUED TO A LNDG AND RAN 10-15 FT BEYOND THE RWY END AND HIT A SIGN WITH HIS WINGTIP.
Narrative: FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL PLEASURE FLT I WAS RETURNING TO SQL (SAN CARLOS, CA) IN MY BEECH BONANZA A36. DUE TO SOMEWHAT CONGESTED TFC CONDITIONS SAN CARLOS TWR REQUESTED THAT I KEEP MY SPD UP AND FLY A DIAGONAL LINE FROM BASE LEG DIRECTLY TO THE RWY. I ACCEPTED THE REQUEST AND CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AT APPROX 140 KIAS AND HIGH. THE RWY AT SAN CARLOS (SQL) IS ONLY 2500 FT SO I SHOULD HAVE 'GONE AROUND.' INSTEAD I CONTINUED TO A LNDG AND RAN APPROX 10-15 FT BEYOND THE RWY END. IN DOING SO MY L WINGTIP HIT A SIGN AND CAUSED A BREAK IN THE PLASTIC NAV LIGHT COVER ON THE L TIP. THE SIGN WAS ALSO KNOCKED OVER. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED EITHER TO MY PLANE OR ON THE GND. IN RETROSPECT I SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCEPTED THE REQUEST FROM THE TWR GIVEN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MY PLANE AND THE SHORT RWY. LESSON LEARNED.
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.