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A piper PA32-301 experienced a runway excursion during landing rollout with no injuries or damage incurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 431208 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : soy.airport |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1450 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 431208 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : pax |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Coming in to land at end of 6 hour flight. Surface winds were 180 degrees at 10 KTS, winds at pattern altitude were southwest at around 20 KTS. I flew a less than perfect pattern because of the wind, and being tired and hungry. Rolled out on final, on the centerline of runway 17. I carried a bit of power, and as I locked my eyes on the lights at the end of the runway, I eased the throttle to idle. The mains 'greased' on, and I thought everything was going great. Suddenly, the plane jerked this way and that. The rough rudder and brake inputs I made jerked the plane more, but I was 1/2 way down the runway when I realized I was in and out of the grass. I brought the plane back onto the pavement with a steady dose of right rudder. My passenger thought it had been the crazy crosswind they saw at altitude. I didn't try to change their minds. What really happened? Fatigue (nervous and didn't sleep well before), hunger, being tired -- those were 3 big problems. And it was 'home' -- get thereitis. When the mains touched so safely, I quit flying the plane and relaxed, because 'I'm done.' wrong! That was the final link in the chain, and I was a passenger for the next 30 seconds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PIPER PA32-301 EXPERIENCED A RWY EXCURSION DURING LNDG ROLLOUT WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE INCURRED.
Narrative: COMING IN TO LAND AT END OF 6 HR FLT. SURFACE WINDS WERE 180 DEGS AT 10 KTS, WINDS AT PATTERN ALT WERE SW AT AROUND 20 KTS. I FLEW A LESS THAN PERFECT PATTERN BECAUSE OF THE WIND, AND BEING TIRED AND HUNGRY. ROLLED OUT ON FINAL, ON THE CTRLINE OF RWY 17. I CARRIED A BIT OF PWR, AND AS I LOCKED MY EYES ON THE LIGHTS AT THE END OF THE RWY, I EASED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. THE MAINS 'GREASED' ON, AND I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS GOING GREAT. SUDDENLY, THE PLANE JERKED THIS WAY AND THAT. THE ROUGH RUDDER AND BRAKE INPUTS I MADE JERKED THE PLANE MORE, BUT I WAS 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RWY WHEN I REALIZED I WAS IN AND OUT OF THE GRASS. I BROUGHT THE PLANE BACK ONTO THE PAVEMENT WITH A STEADY DOSE OF R RUDDER. MY PAX THOUGHT IT HAD BEEN THE CRAZY XWIND THEY SAW AT ALT. I DIDN'T TRY TO CHANGE THEIR MINDS. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED? FATIGUE (NERVOUS AND DIDN'T SLEEP WELL BEFORE), HUNGER, BEING TIRED -- THOSE WERE 3 BIG PROBS. AND IT WAS 'HOME' -- GET THEREITIS. WHEN THE MAINS TOUCHED SO SAFELY, I QUIT FLYING THE PLANE AND RELAXED, BECAUSE 'I'M DONE.' WRONG! THAT WAS THE FINAL LINK IN THE CHAIN, AND I WAS A PAX FOR THE NEXT 30 SECONDS.
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.