Narrative:

Decision was made to land at maxwell field based on conversations with friends who had used this field. At the time, I was returning from a cross country flight from junction, tx. Flight plan filed with san angelo, closed with dallas when decision made to land at maxwell rather than tyler pounds field. I monitored ATIS with current ATIS information (just changed) with runways 4, 35 active and winds reported at 018 degrees. Fly-over of maxwell showed an apparent crosswind to the 30-12 runway alignment. Based on ATIS information and unable to raise maxwell unicom, decision to land on 30 was made without realizing it was downhill. Wind change kept the airplane airborne longer than anticipated, but low airspeed prevented consideration for go around. Soft field also came into consideration. At very low speed, airplane (under control) went straight off end of runway and propeller struck a fence post. Nosewheel collapsed and airplane slowly nosed over. No injuries or property damage. Airplane towed back to hangar. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he had no intention of landing at maxwell, just wanted to check out the airport with possibility of moving aircraft there. The runway is asphalt with sod grown over it. It had rained the day before and run-off was not good. Sod was quite wet and slick. There are wires across road at approach end and reporter feels he may have stayed a bit higher than usual and that is why he floated for a distance. If runway had been 5 ft longer he would have been ok. Also winds were shifting greatly. He used ATIS from tyler field but flew overhead the maxwell runway to check winds and decide on best approach. Discovered after the fact that left brake was not holding at all, so his stopping ability was also hampered.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ROLLED OFF END OF RWY AND NOSED OVER.

Narrative: DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND AT MAXWELL FIELD BASED ON CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS WHO HAD USED THIS FIELD. AT THE TIME, I WAS RETURNING FROM A XCOUNTRY FLT FROM JUNCTION, TX. FLT PLAN FILED WITH SAN ANGELO, CLOSED WITH DALLAS WHEN DECISION MADE TO LAND AT MAXWELL RATHER THAN TYLER POUNDS FIELD. I MONITORED ATIS WITH CURRENT ATIS INFO (JUST CHANGED) WITH RWYS 4, 35 ACTIVE AND WINDS RPTED AT 018 DEGS. FLY-OVER OF MAXWELL SHOWED AN APPARENT XWIND TO THE 30-12 RWY ALIGNMENT. BASED ON ATIS INFO AND UNABLE TO RAISE MAXWELL UNICOM, DECISION TO LAND ON 30 WAS MADE WITHOUT REALIZING IT WAS DOWNHILL. WIND CHANGE KEPT THE AIRPLANE AIRBORNE LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED, BUT LOW AIRSPD PREVENTED CONSIDERATION FOR GAR. SOFT FIELD ALSO CAME INTO CONSIDERATION. AT VERY LOW SPD, AIRPLANE (UNDER CTL) WENT STRAIGHT OFF END OF RWY AND PROP STRUCK A FENCE POST. NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED AND AIRPLANE SLOWLY NOSED OVER. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. AIRPLANE TOWED BACK TO HANGAR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE HAD NO INTENTION OF LNDG AT MAXWELL, JUST WANTED TO CHK OUT THE ARPT WITH POSSIBILITY OF MOVING ACFT THERE. THE RWY IS ASPHALT WITH SOD GROWN OVER IT. IT HAD RAINED THE DAY BEFORE AND RUN-OFF WAS NOT GOOD. SOD WAS QUITE WET AND SLICK. THERE ARE WIRES ACROSS ROAD AT APCH END AND RPTR FEELS HE MAY HAVE STAYED A BIT HIGHER THAN USUAL AND THAT IS WHY HE FLOATED FOR A DISTANCE. IF RWY HAD BEEN 5 FT LONGER HE WOULD HAVE BEEN OK. ALSO WINDS WERE SHIFTING GREATLY. HE USED ATIS FROM TYLER FIELD BUT FLEW OVERHEAD THE MAXWELL RWY TO CHK WINDS AND DECIDE ON BEST APCH. DISCOVERED AFTER THE FACT THAT L BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING AT ALL, SO HIS STOPPING ABILITY WAS ALSO HAMPERED.

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.