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A highly experienced DC8 captain landed his private PA23-180 long at laf and ran off the end of the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 443959 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : laf.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bwi.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-23 Apache (& Geronimo Apache) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR Combined VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 443959 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I am captain on a DC8. We left fll, flew to tol with a stop in bna. We arrived in tol. I checked WX and filed a flight plan to mcy. Flight time was 1 hour 10 mins. Upon arriving at mcy, ground fog was present. I flew 3 NDB approachs, then asked chicago for vectors to laf. As I flew south, the WX was clear and I had an airport in sight, so I canceled IFR. I entered a downwind for runway 36 and flew a normal traffic pattern. On short final, I flew into some light ground fog, causing me to overshoot the landing and to touch down long. With no room to go around, I tried to stop, but ran off the end. This caused damage to both propellers, engines, nose and all landing gear. The cause of the accident was trying to make a landing when I should have made a go around!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED DC8 CAPT LANDED HIS PVT PA23-180 LONG AT LAF AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY.
Narrative: I AM CAPT ON A DC8. WE LEFT FLL, FLEW TO TOL WITH A STOP IN BNA. WE ARRIVED IN TOL. I CHKED WX AND FILED A FLT PLAN TO MCY. FLT TIME WAS 1 HR 10 MINS. UPON ARRIVING AT MCY, GND FOG WAS PRESENT. I FLEW 3 NDB APCHS, THEN ASKED CHICAGO FOR VECTORS TO LAF. AS I FLEW S, THE WX WAS CLR AND I HAD AN ARPT IN SIGHT, SO I CANCELED IFR. I ENTERED A DOWNWIND FOR RWY 36 AND FLEW A NORMAL TFC PATTERN. ON SHORT FINAL, I FLEW INTO SOME LIGHT GND FOG, CAUSING ME TO OVERSHOOT THE LNDG AND TO TOUCH DOWN LONG. WITH NO ROOM TO GO AROUND, I TRIED TO STOP, BUT RAN OFF THE END. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPS, ENGS, NOSE AND ALL LNDG GEAR. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LNDG WHEN I SHOULD HAVE MADE A GAR!
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.