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Pilot of an small transport turboprop twin ran off the side of the runway during landing due heavy rain blocking his visual reference to the runway. In doing so, the aircraft nosewheel ran over a runway edge light causing minor damage to his nose gear shimmy damper.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401319 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gon |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mia |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2374 flight time type : 214 |
| ASRS Report | 401319 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During approach to runway 5 (ILS), a severe thunderstorm was over airport. Tower reported prior aircraft had severe turbulence. During the approach, tower advised cloud to ground lightning. During the landing process, looking up and back to instruments, the rain was so intense the windshield wipers were not effective. The right runway lights were mistaken for the left runway lights. I landed right of centerline and hydroplaned off of runway 200 ft with right gear off in grass. Clipped light and was able to get back on runway. No damage to aircraft, other than broken rod on shimmy damper. Heavy rain and turbulence were major factors (thunderstorm).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT TURBOPROP TWIN RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY DURING LNDG DUE HVY RAIN BLOCKING HIS VISUAL REF TO THE RWY. IN DOING SO, THE ACFT NOSEWHEEL RAN OVER A RWY EDGE LIGHT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO HIS NOSE GEAR SHIMMY DAMPER.
Narrative: DURING APCH TO RWY 5 (ILS), A SEVERE TSTM WAS OVER ARPT. TWR RPTED PRIOR ACFT HAD SEVERE TURB. DURING THE APCH, TWR ADVISED CLOUD TO GND LIGHTNING. DURING THE LNDG PROCESS, LOOKING UP AND BACK TO INSTS, THE RAIN WAS SO INTENSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT EFFECTIVE. THE R RWY LIGHTS WERE MISTAKEN FOR THE L RWY LIGHTS. I LANDED R OF CTRLINE AND HYDROPLANED OFF OF RWY 200 FT WITH R GEAR OFF IN GRASS. CLIPPED LIGHT AND WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ON RWY. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT, OTHER THAN BROKEN ROD ON SHIMMY DAMPER. HVY RAIN AND TURB WERE MAJOR FACTORS (TSTM).
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.