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A PA-32R pilot reported running off the end of the wet runway at his home airport because he was concerned about power lines and trees at the approach end; and flew a deliberately high approach path.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 982713 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201112 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 534 Flight Crew Type 430 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
As [my destination airport] is my home base; I am familiar with the trees; power lines; and inoperative VASI's for at least the last few years. I used [another nearby airport's] altimeter settings and winds. I set up for landing and called out on CTAF for the downwind; base; and final with my normal power settings; landing gear down; fuel pump on; landing lights on; propeller high; mixture rich and full flaps. I was deliberately higher than normal (daylight) approach as my concern with the power lines and trees. My speed [and] power settings were [as in] normal approach. Once I was sure I was clear of the power lines and trees; I brought the plane to the runway and touched the mains then the nose wheels for a normal soft landing maintaining center line control of the runway. Winds were not a factor. The runway was wet. I went off the end of the runway approximately 15 ft where there is a small creek. The nose of the plane stopped in the creek. There were no injuries (other than my pride).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA-32R pilot reported running off the end of the wet runway at his home airport because he was concerned about power lines and trees at the approach end; and flew a deliberately high approach path.
Narrative: As [my destination airport] is my home base; I am familiar with the trees; power lines; and inoperative VASI'S for at least the last few years. I used [another nearby airport's] altimeter settings and winds. I set up for landing and called out on CTAF for the downwind; base; and final with my normal power settings; landing gear down; fuel pump on; landing lights on; propeller high; mixture rich and full flaps. I was deliberately higher than normal (daylight) approach as my concern with the power lines and trees. My speed [and] power settings were [as in] normal approach. Once I was sure I was clear of the power lines and trees; I brought the plane to the runway and touched the mains then the nose wheels for a normal soft landing maintaining center line control of the runway. Winds were not a factor. The runway was wet. I went off the end of the runway approximately 15 FT where there is a small creek. The nose of the plane stopped in the creek. There were no injuries (other than my pride).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.