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A landing PA28-140 pilot undershot his approach and hits a fence prior to the runway threshold, going around successfully. No mention of aircraft damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 424279 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : u89 |
| State Reference | ID |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 10 agl bound upper : 10 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 61 flight time type : 47 |
| ASRS Report | 424279 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Called 7 mi out from glenns ferry, identification (U89), and began the descent to pattern altitude. Made towards midfield to look at the wind indicators and then entered a midfield left downwind for runway 26. Slightly past the runway 26 threshold I began the normal descent to landing, throttled back to 1700 RPM, turned base and I pulled 10 degrees of flaps. When I turned final I overshot the runway centerline but corrected and tracked to the runway. The approach looked and felt normal until short final when I seemed really low. I removed the carburetor heat and added some power but I continued descending, and I added all available power. I struck a fence before the threshold of runway 26 but I did not feel the plane impact the ground. I followed the runway and climbed while I removed a notch of flaps. I lowered the nose to accelerate to 85 KTS and then I removed the last notch of flaps. I only noticed light to some moderate turbulence. I misjudged the GS on final although to me the approach and GS looked normal until short final. I failed to add power to correct the GS soon enough to avoid sinking too low.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LNDG PA28-140 PLT UNDERSHOT HIS APCH AND HITS A FENCE PRIOR TO THE RWY THRESHOLD, GOING AROUND SUCCESSFULLY. NO MENTION OF ACFT DAMAGE.
Narrative: CALLED 7 MI OUT FROM GLENNS FERRY, ID (U89), AND BEGAN THE DSCNT TO PATTERN ALT. MADE TOWARDS MIDFIELD TO LOOK AT THE WIND INDICATORS AND THEN ENTERED A MIDFIELD L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 26. SLIGHTLY PAST THE RWY 26 THRESHOLD I BEGAN THE NORMAL DSCNT TO LNDG, THROTTLED BACK TO 1700 RPM, TURNED BASE AND I PULLED 10 DEGS OF FLAPS. WHEN I TURNED FINAL I OVERSHOT THE RWY CTRLINE BUT CORRECTED AND TRACKED TO THE RWY. THE APCH LOOKED AND FELT NORMAL UNTIL SHORT FINAL WHEN I SEEMED REALLY LOW. I REMOVED THE CARB HEAT AND ADDED SOME PWR BUT I CONTINUED DSNDING, AND I ADDED ALL AVAILABLE PWR. I STRUCK A FENCE BEFORE THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 26 BUT I DID NOT FEEL THE PLANE IMPACT THE GND. I FOLLOWED THE RWY AND CLBED WHILE I REMOVED A NOTCH OF FLAPS. I LOWERED THE NOSE TO ACCELERATE TO 85 KTS AND THEN I REMOVED THE LAST NOTCH OF FLAPS. I ONLY NOTICED LIGHT TO SOME MODERATE TURB. I MISJUDGED THE GS ON FINAL ALTHOUGH TO ME THE APCH AND GS LOOKED NORMAL UNTIL SHORT FINAL. I FAILED TO ADD PWR TO CORRECT THE GS SOON ENOUGH TO AVOID SINKING TOO LOW.
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.