Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5; Flight Crew Type 520
Training / Qualification; Situational Awareness
Ground Event / Encounter Object; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Weather
While practicing a short field landing the left main tire struck a threshold light at the edge of the runway. I was too low and struck the light during my round out. I should have anticipated the loss of lift as winds at 100 feet aloft were much stronger than the surface winds. There was no damage to the plane. The threshold light was damaged beyond repair.
C172 pilot reported striking a runway threshold light while practicing short field landings.