Private pilot landed short of his private grass strip. Reporter states factors of which he was aware -- hot day, ditch and requirement to have adequate altitude and airspeed, but still he landed short.

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Attributes
ACN	340684
Time
Date	199607
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oi40
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 375 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	340684
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I fly a stearman off of our private grass strip which is 1640 ft by 100 ft. I'm very aware of landing 'on the numbers' so I can just let it roll out and not use brakes. The approach at the east end is over a 106 acre field with a 6 ft ditch just at the end of the runway. It's easy to want to drag it in on final. On hot summer days, the heat generated from the corn field and ditch tends to make the airplane settle much quicker. It's important to shorten the base to final pattern and make a slightly steeper approach knowing it will sink quickly. If the approach and speed are as they should be, there is plenty of runway left even if I don't land exactly on the numbers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT LANDED SHORT OF HIS PVT GRASS STRIP. RPTR STATES FACTORS OF WHICH HE WAS AWARE -- HOT DAY, DITCH AND REQUIREMENT TO HAVE ADEQUATE ALT AND AIRSPD, BUT STILL HE LANDED SHORT.

Narrative: I FLY A STEARMAN OFF OF OUR PVT GRASS STRIP WHICH IS 1640 FT BY 100 FT. I'M VERY AWARE OF LNDG 'ON THE NUMBERS' SO I CAN JUST LET IT ROLL OUT AND NOT USE BRAKES. THE APCH AT THE E END IS OVER A 106 ACRE FIELD WITH A 6 FT DITCH JUST AT THE END OF THE RWY. IT'S EASY TO WANT TO DRAG IT IN ON FINAL. ON HOT SUMMER DAYS, THE HEAT GENERATED FROM THE CORN FIELD AND DITCH TENDS TO MAKE THE AIRPLANE SETTLE MUCH QUICKER. IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHORTEN THE BASE TO FINAL PATTERN AND MAKE A SLIGHTLY STEEPER APCH KNOWING IT WILL SINK QUICKLY. IF THE APCH AND SPD ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE, THERE IS PLENTY OF RWY LEFT EVEN IF I DON'T LAND EXACTLY ON THE NUMBERS.

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.