Pilot of small aircraft landed on wet grass airport unable to stop, went off end of runway.

Attributes
ACN	118992
Time
Date	198907
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : x30
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 107 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	118992
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Flight from opa locka, fl to orlando west field. No rain encountered along route. Being my first time into orlando west field, I spent about 10 mins looking for it. During this time, the WX got worse and I encountered scattered showers. I was about to change to my alternate airport (orlando executive) when I spotted orlando west. As I headed towards it I saw 2 X's on the runway indicating it was closed, and also debris on the field, but decided to fly-by the runway and check it out because the WX was rapidly deteriorating (clouds and rain). As I was parallel to the runway (similar to downwind), the rain started pouring down and visibility became very poor. I decided it was an emergency situation and my best option would be to land immediately, which I did. The landing went smoothly and under control. Because of the debris on the runway, I touched down about 1/3 of the way down the field (2/3 remaining) confident that I still had plenty of room to stop. The field is grass, was overgrown, and wet. Because of this, my brakes, although working properly, were not effective. The tires simply skidded over the wet grass. When I ran out of runway, I was going less than 10 mph, probably 5 mph. I hit a ditch which collapsed the nose gear and bent the propeller. There were no injuries or property damage other than the airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA LANDED ON WET GRASS ARPT UNABLE TO STOP, WENT OFF END OF RWY.

Narrative: FLT FROM OPA LOCKA, FL TO ORLANDO WEST FIELD. NO RAIN ENCOUNTERED ALONG ROUTE. BEING MY FIRST TIME INTO ORLANDO WEST FIELD, I SPENT ABOUT 10 MINS LOOKING FOR IT. DURING THIS TIME, THE WX GOT WORSE AND I ENCOUNTERED SCATTERED SHOWERS. I WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE TO MY ALTERNATE ARPT (ORLANDO EXECUTIVE) WHEN I SPOTTED ORLANDO WEST. AS I HEADED TOWARDS IT I SAW 2 X'S ON THE RWY INDICATING IT WAS CLOSED, AND ALSO DEBRIS ON THE FIELD, BUT DECIDED TO FLY-BY THE RWY AND CHECK IT OUT BECAUSE THE WX WAS RAPIDLY DETERIORATING (CLOUDS AND RAIN). AS I WAS PARALLEL TO THE RWY (SIMILAR TO DOWNWIND), THE RAIN STARTED POURING DOWN AND VISIBILITY BECAME VERY POOR. I DECIDED IT WAS AN EMER SITUATION AND MY BEST OPTION WOULD BE TO LAND IMMEDIATELY, WHICH I DID. THE LNDG WENT SMOOTHLY AND UNDER CONTROL. BECAUSE OF THE DEBRIS ON THE RWY, I TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE FIELD (2/3 REMAINING) CONFIDENT THAT I STILL HAD PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP. THE FIELD IS GRASS, WAS OVERGROWN, AND WET. BECAUSE OF THIS, MY BRAKES, ALTHOUGH WORKING PROPERLY, WERE NOT EFFECTIVE. THE TIRES SIMPLY SKIDDED OVER THE WET GRASS. WHEN I RAN OUT OF RWY, I WAS GOING LESS THAN 10 MPH, PROBABLY 5 MPH. I HIT A DITCH WHICH COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR AND BENT THE PROP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE AIRPLANE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.