A GA private pilot's aircraft is blown off runway 19L by an airliner's wake encounter who was rolling out on runway 19R and strikes a runway light before making a go around at sna, ca.

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Attributes
ACN	469461
Time
Date	200003
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sna.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll landing : go around
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : sna.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	469461
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical excursion : runway ground encounters other inflight encounter : wake turbulence non adherence other other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : regained aircraft control none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Airliner was landing on parallel runway 19R. Wake turbulence drifted eastward to runway 19L and, accompanied by wind gust, caused me to suddenly drift to left edge of runway where I struck runway light. I recovered and went around and landed without incident. I did not realize that I had struck the light until told about it later. I saw the bent tips on the propeller after landing. No one said anything at the time. I left the airport to catch a flight to elp and instructed a friend of mine to take the propeller off to be repaired. It was only when airport personnel came up to him and said we had hit a runway light that we realized we had hit the light and not the ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A GA PVT PLT'S ACFT IS BLOWN OFF RWY 19L BY AN AIRLINER'S WAKE ENCOUNTER WHO WAS ROLLING OUT ON RWY 19R AND STRIKES A RWY LIGHT BEFORE MAKING A GAR AT SNA, CA.

Narrative: AIRLINER WAS LNDG ON PARALLEL RWY 19R. WAKE TURB DRIFTED EASTWARD TO RWY 19L AND, ACCOMPANIED BY WIND GUST, CAUSED ME TO SUDDENLY DRIFT TO L EDGE OF RWY WHERE I STRUCK RWY LIGHT. I RECOVERED AND WENT AROUND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT I HAD STRUCK THE LIGHT UNTIL TOLD ABOUT IT LATER. I SAW THE BENT TIPS ON THE PROP AFTER LNDG. NO ONE SAID ANYTHING AT THE TIME. I LEFT THE ARPT TO CATCH A FLT TO ELP AND INSTRUCTED A FRIEND OF MINE TO TAKE THE PROP OFF TO BE REPAIRED. IT WAS ONLY WHEN ARPT PERSONNEL CAME UP TO HIM AND SAID WE HAD HIT A RWY LIGHT THAT WE REALIZED WE HAD HIT THE LIGHT AND NOT THE GND.

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.