Narrative:

During an ILS approach to a landing, I landed long and hot and stopped in the extended threshold beyond the runway end. I also had my right main wheel run off the threshold and into the gravel as I turned the plane around to taxi back to a taxiway exit. The flight was in IMC (fog and stratus) from 800 ft ceiling, 1/2 mi, tops at 1900. I made 1 approach and declared a missed early as I was off the localizer (full deflection). I set up for a second approach. I stopped my descent at 400 ft AGL (personal minimum). The ground was visible, at the inner marker, the airport runway was visible to my left. I decided to attempt the landing even though I knew I would land long because of my off center alignment and extra altitude. I landed beyond the first 1/2 of the runway and was 'hot.' my options were 2 at this point: 1) push the throttle forward and declare 'missed' or 2) hit the brakes and stop. I decided on the latter even though I knew I was minimal in stopping distance, knowing my plane's performance I felt I could safely stop. Complicating the stop was the additional fact that I was returning my plane to chino to fix some minor squawks following my annual. I had had the brakes replaced during the annual and this was the second landing since. The brakes did not perform as I expected because they were not yet 'broken in.' neither myself or the aircraft nor the airport sustained any damage. The event was investigated by the airport security officer. I realize that I had exercised very poor judgement in these 'minimal' IMC conditions. I should have declared a second miss -- asked for a hold for a while to wait for improving conditions. Incidentally, the forecast was for 3 mi visibility at time of arrival. As a result of this experience, I am scheduling some instruction time to smooth out some 'approach' wrinkles. My ILS approachs had always been very accurate, but I had no hard IMC experience for several months -- a big difference. I have also increased my personal minimums until I again feel confident. I will never again attempt the straight-in landing unless very accurately aligned.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION ON OFFSET LNDG ATTEMPT.

Narrative: DURING AN ILS APCH TO A LNDG, I LANDED LONG AND HOT AND STOPPED IN THE EXTENDED THRESHOLD BEYOND THE RWY END. I ALSO HAD MY R MAIN WHEEL RUN OFF THE THRESHOLD AND INTO THE GRAVEL AS I TURNED THE PLANE AROUND TO TAXI BACK TO A TXWY EXIT. THE FLT WAS IN IMC (FOG AND STRATUS) FROM 800 FT CEILING, 1/2 MI, TOPS AT 1900. I MADE 1 APCH AND DECLARED A MISSED EARLY AS I WAS OFF THE LOC (FULL DEFLECTION). I SET UP FOR A SECOND APCH. I STOPPED MY DSCNT AT 400 FT AGL (PERSONAL MINIMUM). THE GND WAS VISIBLE, AT THE INNER MARKER, THE ARPT RWY WAS VISIBLE TO MY L. I DECIDED TO ATTEMPT THE LNDG EVEN THOUGH I KNEW I WOULD LAND LONG BECAUSE OF MY OFF CTR ALIGNMENT AND EXTRA ALT. I LANDED BEYOND THE FIRST 1/2 OF THE RWY AND WAS 'HOT.' MY OPTIONS WERE 2 AT THIS POINT: 1) PUSH THE THROTTLE FORWARD AND DECLARE 'MISSED' OR 2) HIT THE BRAKES AND STOP. I DECIDED ON THE LATTER EVEN THOUGH I KNEW I WAS MINIMAL IN STOPPING DISTANCE, KNOWING MY PLANE'S PERFORMANCE I FELT I COULD SAFELY STOP. COMPLICATING THE STOP WAS THE ADDITIONAL FACT THAT I WAS RETURNING MY PLANE TO CHINO TO FIX SOME MINOR SQUAWKS FOLLOWING MY ANNUAL. I HAD HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED DURING THE ANNUAL AND THIS WAS THE SECOND LNDG SINCE. THE BRAKES DID NOT PERFORM AS I EXPECTED BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT YET 'BROKEN IN.' NEITHER MYSELF OR THE ACFT NOR THE ARPT SUSTAINED ANY DAMAGE. THE EVENT WAS INVESTIGATED BY THE ARPT SECURITY OFFICER. I REALIZE THAT I HAD EXERCISED VERY POOR JUDGEMENT IN THESE 'MINIMAL' IMC CONDITIONS. I SHOULD HAVE DECLARED A SECOND MISS -- ASKED FOR A HOLD FOR A WHILE TO WAIT FOR IMPROVING CONDITIONS. INCIDENTALLY, THE FORECAST WAS FOR 3 MI VISIBILITY AT TIME OF ARR. AS A RESULT OF THIS EXPERIENCE, I AM SCHEDULING SOME INSTRUCTION TIME TO SMOOTH OUT SOME 'APCH' WRINKLES. MY ILS APCHS HAD ALWAYS BEEN VERY ACCURATE, BUT I HAD NO HARD IMC EXPERIENCE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS -- A BIG DIFFERENCE. I HAVE ALSO INCREASED MY PERSONAL MINIMUMS UNTIL I AGAIN FEEL CONFIDENT. I WILL NEVER AGAIN ATTEMPT THE STRAIGHT-IN LNDG UNLESS VERY ACCURATELY ALIGNED.

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.