Kitfox iv pilot landed short of an 8279 ft runway, hit a runway light or approach light with the right wheel. This collapsed the right landing gear. The aircraft came to rest on the runway edge.

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Attributes
ACN	617381
Time
Date	200405
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bff.airport
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Amateur (Home) Built
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 775 flight time type : 715
ASRS Report	617381
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Kitfox model iv, pilot (me) and a passenger were landing runway 30 heilig field, scottsbluff, northeast. The aircraft seemed to have an inordinately high sink rate on final approach. I added some power and back stick, but aircraft touched down right after start of pavement of runway 30, striking the central REIL with the right wheel. The light was broken off and my right landing gear broken. The run out was relatively uneventful down the centerline till the wing lost lift and then the right side dropped and the aircraft came to rest on the right edge of the runway. There was no injury, and really not any violence in the mechanics of the incident. I had just changed to shortened wings 2 or 3 flts earlier and I am certain that had much to do with the unusually degraded lift. My normal approach technique was inadequate, in both speed and power, for those shorter wings.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: KITFOX IV PLT LANDED SHORT OF AN 8279 FT RWY, HIT A RWY LIGHT OR APCH LIGHT WITH THE R WHEEL. THIS COLLAPSED THE R LNDG GEAR. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON THE RWY EDGE.

Narrative: KITFOX MODEL IV, PLT (ME) AND A PAX WERE LNDG RWY 30 HEILIG FIELD, SCOTTSBLUFF, NE. THE ACFT SEEMED TO HAVE AN INORDINATELY HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL APCH. I ADDED SOME PWR AND BACK STICK, BUT ACFT TOUCHED DOWN RIGHT AFTER START OF PAVEMENT OF RWY 30, STRIKING THE CENTRAL REIL WITH THE R WHEEL. THE LIGHT WAS BROKEN OFF AND MY R LNDG GEAR BROKEN. THE RUN OUT WAS RELATIVELY UNEVENTFUL DOWN THE CTRLINE TILL THE WING LOST LIFT AND THEN THE R SIDE DROPPED AND THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON THE R EDGE OF THE RWY. THERE WAS NO INJURY, AND REALLY NOT ANY VIOLENCE IN THE MECHS OF THE INCIDENT. I HAD JUST CHANGED TO SHORTENED WINGS 2 OR 3 FLTS EARLIER AND I AM CERTAIN THAT HAD MUCH TO DO WITH THE UNUSUALLY DEGRADED LIFT. MY NORMAL APCH TECHNIQUE WAS INADEQUATE, IN BOTH SPD AND PWR, FOR THOSE SHORTER WINGS.

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.