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Small aircraft making night lndgs, lands long account helicopter landing in the terminal area. Runway lights failed and aircraft lost references ending up off the runway end. Damage to nose gear and blown tire.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 351837 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vay |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 2510 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 351837 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Upon landing, runway lights went out. Pilot was caught by surprise at this event and did not have sufficient references to the runway and aircraft speed. Aircraft rolled off end of runway into soft soy bean field, approximately 25 ft past end of runway. Aircraft sustained damage to nose gear and right main gear tire. Contributing factors: helicopter was landing at same time on ramp but was not visible to pilot of airplane. Pilot landed longer than usual to avoid any conflict with the helicopter. Aircraft tire may have blown on runway causing deterioration of braking performance (tire was blown on postflt inspection, time of occurrence is unknown, whether on runway or off). Pilot had only one other night landing in preceding 90 days and was attempting to get current at time of incident. When runway lights went out, a 'black hole' effect was created. Airport had just installed automated light system and operational performance was in question.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA MAKING NIGHT LNDGS, LANDS LONG ACCOUNT HELI LNDG IN THE TERMINAL AREA. RWY LIGHTS FAILED AND ACFT LOST REFS ENDING UP OFF THE RWY END. DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR AND BLOWN TIRE.
Narrative: UPON LNDG, RWY LIGHTS WENT OUT. PLT WAS CAUGHT BY SURPRISE AT THIS EVENT AND DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT REFS TO THE RWY AND ACFT SPD. ACFT ROLLED OFF END OF RWY INTO SOFT SOY BEAN FIELD, APPROX 25 FT PAST END OF RWY. ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR AND R MAIN GEAR TIRE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: HELI WAS LNDG AT SAME TIME ON RAMP BUT WAS NOT VISIBLE TO PLT OF AIRPLANE. PLT LANDED LONGER THAN USUAL TO AVOID ANY CONFLICT WITH THE HELI. ACFT TIRE MAY HAVE BLOWN ON RWY CAUSING DETERIORATION OF BRAKING PERFORMANCE (TIRE WAS BLOWN ON POSTFLT INSPECTION, TIME OF OCCURRENCE IS UNKNOWN, WHETHER ON RWY OR OFF). PLT HAD ONLY ONE OTHER NIGHT LNDG IN PRECEDING 90 DAYS AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET CURRENT AT TIME OF INCIDENT. WHEN RWY LIGHTS WENT OUT, A 'BLACK HOLE' EFFECT WAS CREATED. ARPT HAD JUST INSTALLED AUTOMATED LIGHT SYS AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE WAS IN QUESTION.
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.