<< >> NASA ASRS Report 742088, June 2007

A bellanca viking pilot encountered a downdraft on landing causing it to land short; hit approach lights; and damage the aircraft's flap.

Attributes
ACN	742088
Time
Date	200706
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Viking
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : contact
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	742088
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was landing at ZZZ on runway xx. Runway xx is over the river. The wind was gusty. They have a displaced threshold because of the river. I was coming in short so I could make the first turnoff on runway yy to the FBO. I experienced a downdraft that pushed me into the threshold lights. I had my right wing down into the wind. The lights hit my right flap punching 2 holes in the flap and breaking off the lights. My wife and I were in the aircraft. Nobody was injured. I taxied normally to the ramp and reported the incident to the tower. The FAA came and made a report. I didn't have my logbook with me. When I got home I discovered I'm 1 yr past my biannual.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BELLANCA VIKING PLT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT ON LANDING CAUSING IT TO LAND SHORT; HIT APCH LIGHTS; AND DAMAGE THE ACFT'S FLAP.

Narrative: I WAS LNDG AT ZZZ ON RWY XX. RWY XX IS OVER THE RIVER. THE WIND WAS GUSTY. THEY HAVE A DISPLACED THRESHOLD BECAUSE OF THE RIVER. I WAS COMING IN SHORT SO I COULD MAKE THE FIRST TURNOFF ON RWY YY TO THE FBO. I EXPERIENCED A DOWNDRAFT THAT PUSHED ME INTO THE THRESHOLD LIGHTS. I HAD MY R WING DOWN INTO THE WIND. THE LIGHTS HIT MY R FLAP PUNCHING 2 HOLES IN THE FLAP AND BREAKING OFF THE LIGHTS. MY WIFE AND I WERE IN THE ACFT. NOBODY WAS INJURED. I TAXIED NORMALLY TO THE RAMP AND RPTED THE INCIDENT TO THE TWR. THE FAA CAME AND MADE A RPT. I DIDN'T HAVE MY LOGBOOK WITH ME. WHEN I GOT HOME I DISCOVERED I'M 1 YR PAST MY BIANNUAL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.