PLT OF AN SMA SEL LOST CTL OF ACFT DURING LNDG; RESULTING IN A RWY EXCURSION AND HITTING A WINGTIP ON A HANGAR; CAUSING THE ACFT TO SPIN AROUND BREAKING THE L WHEEL OFF AND SWINGING THE ACFT INTO THE HANGAR WHERE IT WAS FINALLY STOPPED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE DAMAGED ACFT WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT.
Synopsis
PLT OF AN SMA SEL LOST CTL OF ACFT DURING LNDG; RESULTING IN A RWY EXCURSION AND HITTING A WINGTIP ON A HANGAR; CAUSING THE ACFT TO SPIN AROUND BREAKING THE L WHEEL OFF AND SWINGING THE ACFT INTO THE HANGAR WHERE IT WAS FINALLY STOPPED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE DAMAGED ACFT WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT.
Narrative
I WAS FLYING INTO PEN YAN ARPT. I CALLED ATC ROCHESTER AND ASKED FOR WINDS AND ACTIVE AND THEY SAID WINDS AT 240 DEGS; 8 KTS. I ASKED FOR RADIO FREQ CHANGE AND IT CHANGED; WENT TO 123.0 PEN YAN UNICOM. I RADIOED IN FOR WINDS AND ACTIVE AND UNICOM REPLIED WINDS OUT OF W 8 KTS; YOUR CHOICE OF RWY. I LANDED ON RWY 28 AND IT HAD A STEEP SLOPE AND I COULD NOT STOP ON THE RWY. I APPLIED FULL BRAKES AND ENG WAS AT IDLE; 20 DEGS FLAPS. YOKE FULL BACK. I RAN OFF END OF RWY AND THE WING OF MY AIRPLANE CLIPPED THE HANGAR AND I SPUN ACFT AROUND BREAKING THE L WHEEL OFF AND ACFT STOPPED IN THE HANGAR. I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE LANDED CLOSER TO THE NUMBERS AND IF I CLOSED MY FLAPS I MIGHT HAVE HAD MORE OF A CHANCE OF STOPPING. I REALLY THOUGHT I COULD STOP THE PLANE BUT IF I KNEW THE SLOPE WAS SO STEEP I WOULD HAVE PUSHED PWR IN AND DID A GAR AND LANDED ON N/S RWY. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME I HAD EVER LANDED ON A SLOPE; AND NEXT TIME; I WILL TRY TO FIND A RWY WITHOUT A SLOPE. P.S. WITH THE TREES AT THE END OF RWY; I WAS AFRAID I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CLR THEM.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.