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Private pilot loses control of aircraft on short final while making a short field landing approach. Airspeed decayed at 100 ft. Pilot applied down elevator without addition of engine power until it was too late. Essentially a 'duck under' maneuver which usually ends up with a landing short of the runway.

Attributes
ACN	372543
Time
Date	199706
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 0o5
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 721
ASRS Report	372543
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly 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 other

Narrative:

Began a long, high approach to airport, landing runway 34, wind from north light and variable, AB00, temperature approximately 80 degrees F, with aircraft in trim, with intent of making a short field landing. At approximately 100 ft, there was a sudden degradation of airspeed. I pushed the yoke forward to keep airspeed which resulted in a steep nose-down attitude. I was losing altitude quickly, applied power, and pulled back (applied full up elevator) at an altitude where I would normally begin the flare. The aircraft did not respond to full up elevator or application of power and landed in a nose-down attitude short of the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT LOSES CTL OF ACFT ON SHORT FINAL WHILE MAKING A SHORT FIELD LNDG APCH. AIRSPD DECAYED AT 100 FT. PLT APPLIED DOWN ELEVATOR WITHOUT ADDITION OF ENG PWR UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. ESSENTIALLY A 'DUCK UNDER' MANEUVER WHICH USUALLY ENDS UP WITH A LNDG SHORT OF THE RWY.

Narrative: BEGAN A LONG, HIGH APCH TO ARPT, LNDG RWY 34, WIND FROM N LIGHT AND VARIABLE, AB00, TEMP APPROX 80 DEGS F, WITH ACFT IN TRIM, WITH INTENT OF MAKING A SHORT FIELD LNDG. AT APPROX 100 FT, THERE WAS A SUDDEN DEGRADATION OF AIRSPD. I PUSHED THE YOKE FORWARD TO KEEP AIRSPD WHICH RESULTED IN A STEEP NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE. I WAS LOSING ALT QUICKLY, APPLIED PWR, AND PULLED BACK (APPLIED FULL UP ELEVATOR) AT AN ALT WHERE I WOULD NORMALLY BEGIN THE FLARE. THE ACFT DID NOT RESPOND TO FULL UP ELEVATOR OR APPLICATION OF PWR AND LANDED IN A NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE SHORT OF THE RWY.

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.