PA28 PLT NARROWLY AVOIDS A RWY EXCURSION ON A HIGH AND FAST; DOWNWIND APCH TO MYF.
Synopsis
PA28 PLT NARROWLY AVOIDS A RWY EXCURSION ON A HIGH AND FAST; DOWNWIND APCH TO MYF.
Narrative
THE EVENT OCCURRED AT THE END OF A 2 HR FLT IN THE SAN DIEGO AREA. I HAD PLANNED TO FAMILIARIZE MYSELF WITH THE LCL AREA AND TO GAIN MORE EXPERIENCE FLYING THE PIPER ARCHER II. DURING THE EARLY MORNING FLT I HAD ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED WX; CHANGED MY FLT PLAN TO REFLECT THE WX; GOT BOUNCED AROUND BY MODERATE TURB; WAS NOTIFIED BY ZZZ1 TWR THAT MY ACFT WAS PRODUCING PURPLE SMOKE ON PWR-UP DURING TOUCH-AND-GOES; AND FINALLY FLEW HOME IN THE RAIN. GIVEN THE FACT THAT THIS WAS ONLY MY SECOND FLT ALONE (WITHOUT A COPLT) IN OVER A YR; I THINK THAT IT WAS SAFE TO SAY THAT I HAD A 'FULL PLATE' BEFORE I EVER SET UP FOR MY FINAL APCH AT MYF RWY 28R. TWR CLRED ME EARLY FOR LNDG RWY 28R; AND I PICKED UP THE FIELD IN THE DISTANCE; BUT REALIZED THAT I WAS HIGH AND WOULD HAVE TROUBLE DSNDING TO MAKE THE FIELD. I ALSO HAD; AT THE BACK OF MY MIND; THAT I DID NOT WANT TO LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT AND NOT BE SET UP FOR THE APCH. I HAD JUST PULLED OFF A FEW SHORT APCHS AT ZZZ1; AND EMBOLDENED BY MY RECENT SUCCESS; THOUGHT I COULD STILL GET DOWN IN TIME TO MAKE THE RWY. SO I PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE; NOSED OVER; AND MANAGED TO SET UP JUST A LITTLE HIGH COMING OVER THE NUMBERS FOR RWY 28R. THE PROB WAS THAT IN ORDER TO GET THERE; I HAD PUT IN OVER A 1000 FPM RATE OF DSCNT THAT I STILL HAD; AND WOULD HAVE TO DISSIPATE IN THE FLARE. ADDED TO THIS; TWR CALLED WINDS AT 090 DEGS AT 4 KTS; A DEAD-ON TAILWIND FOR RWY 28R. I FILED THIS AWAY IN MY MIND; AND DECIDED TO USE 25 DEGS OF FLAPS VICE 40 DEGS FOR THE TAILWIND. I BEGAN MY FLARE AND NOTICED THAT I WAS FLARING DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE RWY; AND CONTINUED TO FLARE IN GND EFFECT TO 'SQUEAK IT' EVEN WHEN I COULD AS EASILY HAD ACCEPTED A FLAT LNDG AND STARTED TO BRAKE. WHEN I FINALLY SET DOWN; I REALIZED THAT I LIKELY WOULD LAND LONG; BUT ALSO KNEW THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH RWY LEFT TO TAKE OFF. SO I SET IT DOWN; USED AERODYNAMIC BRAKING AS MUCH AS I COULD; AND LAID ON THE BRAKES. I SLOWED CONSIDERABLY; AND THEN MY BRAKES LOCKED AND I SLID SOME ON THE FRESHLY WET RWY; FINALLY COMING TO A STOP LONG. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) OVERCONFIDENCE/INEXPERIENCE IN ACFT. 2) CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO STRESS LEVEL IN COCKPIT. 3) FAILURE TO GO AROUND. 4). ATTEMPTING A TAILWIND LNDG WHEN HIGH AND FAST.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.