What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On flight from mkg to ord, inbound for ord the PIC was attempting a short field landing aiming to touch down on the numbers in order to make an early exit off the runway.
Pilots were unaware of hitting a REIL light untill there was a video posted to www. Yourtube.com from a airplane spotter at the airport. Once the pilot heard of the video he called managment.
No damage was done to the aircraft. Aircraft was inspected and signed off by maintenacfe on 5/19/2023.
Pilot stated that follwoing as contributing factors:
-Ord ATC likes them to come in best forward speed and wanted them to exit runway quickly - decisoin for shortfiel landing
-Poor decision making on PIC choosing to aim at such and ealry point on the runway -- 1000 foot markers would have been better
Air carrier sent out emphais memo to all pilots in regard to stable approach
Poi provided counsleing to 119 mangament stating: in addition to the steps that you have already taken, will you please also ensure that all ground instructors, flight instructors and checkairman stress the importance of a stable approach and not allowing ATC to rush you in all their training and checking.
As the FAA filed it
ON FLIGHT FROM MKG TO ORD, INBOUND FOR ORD THE PIC WAS ATTEMPTING A SHORT FIELD LANDING AIMING TO TOUCH DOWN ON THE NUMBERS IN ORDER TO MAKE AN EARLY EXIT OFF THE RUNWAY.
PILOTS WERE UNAWARE OF HITTING A REIL LIGHT UNTILL THERE WAS A VIDEO POSTED TO WWW.YOURTUBE.COM FROM A AIRPLANE SPOTTER AT THE AIRPORT. ONCE THE PILOT HEARD OF THE VIDEO HE CALLED MANAGMENT.
NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND SIGNED OFF BY MAINTENACFE ON 5/19/2023.
PILOT STATED THAT FOLLWOING AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
-ORD ATC LIKES THEM TO COME IN BEST FORWARD SPEED AND WANTED THEM TO EXIT RUNWAY QUICKLY - DECISOIN FOR SHORTFIEL LANDING
-POOR DECISION MAKING ON PIC CHOOSING TO AIM AT SUCH AND EALRY POINT ON THE RUNWAY -- 1000 FOOT MARKERS WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER
AIR CARRIER SENT OUT EMPHAIS MEMO TO ALL PILOTS IN REGARD TO STABLE APPROACH
POI PROVIDED COUNSLEING TO 119 MANGAMENT STATING: IN ADDITION TO THE STEPS THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY TAKEN, WILL YOU PLEASE ALSO ENSURE THAT ALL GROUND INSTRUCTORS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS AND CHECKAIRMAN STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF A STABLE APPROACH AND NOT ALLOWING ATC TO RUSH YOU IN ALL THEIR TRAINING AND CHECKING.