Narrative:

Just inside sarasota/bradenton arsa. Traveling fom lakeland (lal) to dixie sky ranch. I was talking to st pete FSS until I had the airport in sight. I was landing on a north/south runway toward the south. I flew over the airport to look at the rw. It is a grass strip approximately 2000 plus ft long. The runway looked clear, so I began my pattern. There are trees at the south and north ends of the runway as well as power lines off the north end of the runway. As I started my final turn I noticed that I was too high. I executed a go around. I then began another pattern. I come in high enough to clear the trees at the north end. I began my final approach and slowed to between 65 and 70 KTS. I looked at the end of the runway to make sure I had enough room and I saw enough room (or what I thought was enough room). When I touched down, the plane started to slide on the wet grass. The plane felt like it was on a sheet of ice. I tried to tap the brakes, and press the brakes but I kept sliding. Before the end of the runway, I attempted a ground loop but the plane lit the bushes and small trees at the end of the runway. I believe that landing on (or the techniques of landing on) a wet runway should be part of flight training. Tapping brakes, ground loops, swerving from side to side, etc should be taught. If I had tried swerving from side to side, I might have been able to stop before the end, but I didn't know at the time that that was a good technique for stopping a plane on wet grass.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT GOES OFF THE END OF A GRASS STRIP AS HE SLIDES ON THE EARLY MORNING DEW.

Narrative: JUST INSIDE SARASOTA/BRADENTON ARSA. TRAVELING FOM LAKELAND (LAL) TO DIXIE SKY RANCH. I WAS TALKING TO ST PETE FSS UNTIL I HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT. I WAS LNDG ON A N/S RWY TOWARD THE S. I FLEW OVER THE ARPT TO LOOK AT THE RW. IT IS A GRASS STRIP APPROX 2000 PLUS FT LONG. THE RWY LOOKED CLR, SO I BEGAN MY PATTERN. THERE ARE TREES AT THE S AND N ENDS OF THE RWY AS WELL AS PWR LINES OFF THE N END OF THE RWY. AS I STARTED MY FINAL TURN I NOTICED THAT I WAS TOO HIGH. I EXECUTED A GO AROUND. I THEN BEGAN ANOTHER PATTERN. I COME IN HIGH ENOUGH TO CLR THE TREES AT THE N END. I BEGAN MY FINAL APCH AND SLOWED TO BTWN 65 AND 70 KTS. I LOOKED AT THE END OF THE RWY TO MAKE SURE I HAD ENOUGH ROOM AND I SAW ENOUGH ROOM (OR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS ENOUGH ROOM). WHEN I TOUCHED DOWN, THE PLANE STARTED TO SLIDE ON THE WET GRASS. THE PLANE FELT LIKE IT WAS ON A SHEET OF ICE. I TRIED TO TAP THE BRAKES, AND PRESS THE BRAKES BUT I KEPT SLIDING. BEFORE THE END OF THE RWY, I ATTEMPTED A GND LOOP BUT THE PLANE LIT THE BUSHES AND SMALL TREES AT THE END OF THE RWY. I BELIEVE THAT LNDG ON (OR THE TECHNIQUES OF LNDG ON) A WET RWY SHOULD BE PART OF FLT TRNING. TAPPING BRAKES, GND LOOPS, SWERVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, ETC SHOULD BE TAUGHT. IF I HAD TRIED SWERVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE END, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME THAT THAT WAS A GOOD TECHNIQUE FOR STOPPING A PLANE ON WET GRASS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.