PA18 pilot hit a car while landing at an agricultural landing strip.

Attributes
ACN	532601
Time
Date	200112
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-18/19 Super Cub
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	532601
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : observer other personnel
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While landing in gusty wind conditions to the east at a private agricultural airstrip, I encountered a severe downdraft causing the tailwheel of the supercub to contact the radio antenna of an automobile passing beneath me on the road that crosses directly off the west end of our runway. The antenna then flexed down striking the roof of the car and causing a paint chip. There was no further damage to the car and none to the airplane. I had seen the car approaching from the south at a high rate of speed and it initially appeared it would cross the runway before I got to the road. However, I believe it slowed down to watch the airplane land. There are no 'low flying aircraft' caution signs on the road.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA18 PLT HIT A CAR WHILE LNDG AT AN AGRICULTURAL LNDG STRIP.

Narrative: WHILE LNDG IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS TO THE E AT A PVT AGRICULTURAL AIRSTRIP, I ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT CAUSING THE TAILWHEEL OF THE SUPERCUB TO CONTACT THE RADIO ANTENNA OF AN AUTOMOBILE PASSING BENEATH ME ON THE ROAD THAT CROSSES DIRECTLY OFF THE W END OF OUR RWY. THE ANTENNA THEN FLEXED DOWN STRIKING THE ROOF OF THE CAR AND CAUSING A PAINT CHIP. THERE WAS NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND NONE TO THE AIRPLANE. I HAD SEEN THE CAR APCHING FROM THE S AT A HIGH RATE OF SPD AND IT INITIALLY APPEARED IT WOULD CROSS THE RWY BEFORE I GOT TO THE ROAD. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE IT SLOWED DOWN TO WATCH THE AIRPLANE LAND. THERE ARE NO 'LOW FLYING ACFT' CAUTION SIGNS ON THE ROAD.

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.