<< >> NASA ASRS Report 126624, October 1989

After normal landing and rollout, medium large transport proceeding to end of runway 6L turning off at end on wet runway, aircraft slid into runway light.

Attributes
ACN	126624
Time
Date	198910
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	126624
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	126624
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

After a normal approach and landing on runway 6L at lax, pilot elected to continue rollout to the end. The runway was wet but no braking action advisories were in effect. As aircraft slowed to taxi speed braking action was good. Just as turn off was initiated at the departure end of 6L braking action was suddenly nil. The aircraft began a slow drift through the runway end lighting. The concrete was uniform throughout the aircraft path consequently no abnormalities arose with the exception of a damaged taxi/runway end light. The aircraft inspection revealed no aircraft damage. The occurrence could have been prevented had the pilot been aware of the absence of braking action at the departure end of 6L. The temperature was 61 degree F but the rubber deposits covered with rain created an abnormally slippery surface. Had the pilot been given an advisory, he could have anticipated the hazard.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER NORMAL LNDG AND ROLLOUT, MLG PROCEEDING TO END OF RWY 6L TURNING OFF AT END ON WET RWY, ACFT SLID INTO RWY LIGHT.

Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG ON RWY 6L AT LAX, PLT ELECTED TO CONTINUE ROLLOUT TO THE END. THE RWY WAS WET BUT NO BRAKING ACTION ADVISORIES WERE IN EFFECT. AS ACFT SLOWED TO TAXI SPEED BRAKING ACTION WAS GOOD. JUST AS TURN OFF WAS INITIATED AT THE DEP END OF 6L BRAKING ACTION WAS SUDDENLY NIL. THE ACFT BEGAN A SLOW DRIFT THROUGH THE RWY END LIGHTING. THE CONCRETE WAS UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE ACFT PATH CONSEQUENTLY NO ABNORMALITIES AROSE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A DAMAGED TAXI/RWY END LIGHT. THE ACFT INSPECTION REVEALED NO ACFT DAMAGE. THE OCCURRENCE COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD THE PLT BEEN AWARE OF THE ABSENCE OF BRAKING ACTION AT THE DEP END OF 6L. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 61 DEG F BUT THE RUBBER DEPOSITS COVERED WITH RAIN CREATED AN ABNORMALLY SLIPPERY SURFACE. HAD THE PLT BEEN GIVEN AN ADVISORY, HE COULD HAVE ANTICIPATED THE HAZARD.

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.