Runway excursion. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	203306
Time
Date	199202
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fcm
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 12
ASRS Report	203306
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During landing rollout on runway 9R at fcm, slippery conditions caused the aircraft to skid off the far end of the runway. No damage caused to the aircraft and no passenger injuries. Contributing factors to this incident were: 1) snow conditions on runway. 2) touchdown speed too high. At the time of landing, ATIS at fcm called the WX 100 obscured 1/16 mi visibility in light snow and fog with braking conditions poor. Nearby stations at msp and stp were both reporting 300 obscured 1/2 mi visibility in light snow and fog. Actual ceiling and visibility on descent to landing on ILS 9R was 400 ft and 3/4 mi. Braking action was worse than indicated by ATIS and hampered further by my high touchdown speed (20 mph high). Corrective action on my part will be to control airspeed more closely when landing on a slippery runway if unable to avoid slippery conditions. Also, finding the actual ceiling and visibility so different from ATIS reports should have caused me to execute a missed approach and land at the alternate airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION.

Narrative: DURING LNDG ROLLOUT ON RWY 9R AT FCM, SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAUSED THE ACFT TO SKID OFF THE FAR END OF THE RWY. NO DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE ACFT AND NO PAX INJURIES. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS INCIDENT WERE: 1) SNOW CONDITIONS ON RWY. 2) TOUCHDOWN SPD TOO HIGH. AT THE TIME OF LNDG, ATIS AT FCM CALLED THE WX 100 OBSCURED 1/16 MI VISIBILITY IN LIGHT SNOW AND FOG WITH BRAKING CONDITIONS POOR. NEARBY STATIONS AT MSP AND STP WERE BOTH RPTING 300 OBSCURED 1/2 MI VISIBILITY IN LIGHT SNOW AND FOG. ACTUAL CEILING AND VISIBILITY ON DSCNT TO LNDG ON ILS 9R WAS 400 FT AND 3/4 MI. BRAKING ACTION WAS WORSE THAN INDICATED BY ATIS AND HAMPERED FURTHER BY MY HIGH TOUCHDOWN SPD (20 MPH HIGH). CORRECTIVE ACTION ON MY PART WILL BE TO CTL AIRSPD MORE CLOSELY WHEN LNDG ON A SLIPPERY RWY IF UNABLE TO AVOID SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. ALSO, FINDING THE ACTUAL CEILING AND VISIBILITY SO DIFFERENT FROM ATIS RPTS SHOULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO EXECUTE A MISSED APCH AND LAND AT THE ALTERNATE ARPT.

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.