<< >> NASA ASRS Report 595204, October 2003

BE55 pilot, on an IFR flight plan, went off the far end of a 5000 ft runway after the L30 approach controller did not clear the pilot for the approach until 4 mi from the end of the runway. The aircraft was 5000 ft AGL at that point.

Attributes
ACN	595204
Time
Date	200310
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vgt.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Beechcraft, Beech Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	595204
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Approaching vgt, I was held very high (5000 ft AGL) until about 4 mi from the airport. I was then cleared to land straight-in to runway 12R. I arrived over the threshold high and fast. I landed, but maximum braking stopped the aircraft at the end of the runway. There was no way to exit the runway except by taxiing between the runway end lights onto the paved overrun, doing a 180 degree turn, and then back onto the end of the runway where I exited onto a taxiway as per ATC instructions. I should have refused the landing clearance with the 'crow bar' descent, so that I did not need to use so much runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE55 PLT, ON AN IFR FLT PLAN, WENT OFF THE FAR END OF A 5000 FT RWY AFTER THE L30 APCH CTLR DID NOT CLR THE PLT FOR THE APCH UNTIL 4 MI FROM THE END OF THE RWY. THE ACFT WAS 5000 FT AGL AT THAT POINT.

Narrative: APCHING VGT, I WAS HELD VERY HIGH (5000 FT AGL) UNTIL ABOUT 4 MI FROM THE ARPT. I WAS THEN CLRED TO LAND STRAIGHT-IN TO RWY 12R. I ARRIVED OVER THE THRESHOLD HIGH AND FAST. I LANDED, BUT MAX BRAKING STOPPED THE ACFT AT THE END OF THE RWY. THERE WAS NO WAY TO EXIT THE RWY EXCEPT BY TAXIING BTWN THE RWY END LIGHTS ONTO THE PAVED OVERRUN, DOING A 180 DEG TURN, AND THEN BACK ONTO THE END OF THE RWY WHERE I EXITED ONTO A TXWY AS PER ATC INSTRUCTIONS. I SHOULD HAVE REFUSED THE LNDG CLRNC WITH THE 'CROW BAR' DSCNT, SO THAT I DID NOT NEED TO USE SO MUCH RWY.

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.