Air carrier medium large transport runway excursion after landing at cle.

Attributes
ACN	170682
Time
Date	199102
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 9997 flight time type : 1020
ASRS Report	170682
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Information XXXX 30/28 2714 29.14 ILS 23L, last tapely reading 44-42. Landing weight 124000#. Reference 133+5 KTS. 28 degree flaps. RVR 5000'+. Prior to departure from ord all 4 brakes were svced and bled. Normal approach, normal T/D at approximately 1200' from threshold. Immediately reverse thrust was applied and full brakes were applied manually (initially setting on abs system was med). Brake pedals were held near horizontal. No releases were felt. Realizing early that the runway was extremely slippery more reverse was added up to 2.0 EPR. Aircraft was decelerating very slowly and would not decelerate below 60 KTS. Seeing the opp end of the runway rapidly approaching I announced we were going to slide off the end and, 'I'm going off the left side of the runway instead.' this in my estimation would minimize aircraft damage and possible injury to passenger and crew. The stop was firm but gentle. I immediately called the tower to tell them we were off the side of the runway and next made an announcement that everyone stay seated and not to evacuate/evacuation. I stayed in contact with the cabin and told the passenger buses would be out shortly to ferry them to the terminal. Brief external examination revealed no taxiway or runway light damage nor were main gear strut doors or nose gear doors damaged, however the nose gear was turned 90 degrees in relation to the centerline of the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG RWY EXCURSION AFTER LNDG AT CLE.

Narrative: INFO XXXX 30/28 2714 29.14 ILS 23L, LAST TAPELY READING 44-42. LNDG WT 124000#. REF 133+5 KTS. 28 DEG FLAPS. RVR 5000'+. PRIOR TO DEP FROM ORD ALL 4 BRAKES WERE SVCED AND BLED. NORMAL APCH, NORMAL T/D AT APPROX 1200' FROM THRESHOLD. IMMEDIATELY REVERSE THRUST WAS APPLIED AND FULL BRAKES WERE APPLIED MANUALLY (INITIALLY SETTING ON ABS SYS WAS MED). BRAKE PEDALS WERE HELD NEAR HORIZ. NO RELEASES WERE FELT. REALIZING EARLY THAT THE RWY WAS EXTREMELY SLIPPERY MORE REVERSE WAS ADDED UP TO 2.0 EPR. ACFT WAS DECELERATING VERY SLOWLY AND WOULD NOT DECELERATE BELOW 60 KTS. SEEING THE OPP END OF THE RWY RAPIDLY APCHING I ANNOUNCED WE WERE GOING TO SLIDE OFF THE END AND, 'I'M GOING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY INSTEAD.' THIS IN MY ESTIMATION WOULD MINIMIZE ACFT DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY TO PAX AND CREW. THE STOP WAS FIRM BUT GENTLE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE TWR TO TELL THEM WE WERE OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY AND NEXT MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT EVERYONE STAY SEATED AND NOT TO EVAC. I STAYED IN CONTACT WITH THE CABIN AND TOLD THE PAX BUSES WOULD BE OUT SHORTLY TO FERRY THEM TO THE TERMINAL. BRIEF EXTERNAL EXAM REVEALED NO TXWY OR RWY LIGHT DAMAGE NOR WERE MAIN GEAR STRUT DOORS OR NOSE GEAR DOORS DAMAGED, HOWEVER THE NOSE GEAR WAS TURNED 90 DEGS IN RELATION TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE ACFT.

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.