Narrative:

I went to the local field to rent the piper warrior I usually fly. After weeks of snow and rain, it was the first clear day and I planned to fly from 33N to 1w6 to pick up my brother-in-law for a pleasure flight. I had obtained a WX briefing and checked the charts for information about my destination. 1w6 is a private grass strip I had driven past but never landed at. I tried calling the phone number listed on the AOPA directory but got no answer. Takeoff to the east was uneventful and after about 30 mins, I found the field. Circling the strip, I idented an east/west runway and noticed the eastern half of the runway was partially snow covered. I idented what looked like tire tracks and came around for a downwind approach. I touched down at the end of the first third of the runway but when I applied the brakes, the act did not slow down. By the time I realized I was skidding, I realized there was insufficient runway left to go around. I continued to skid on the slush and mud off the end of the runway until the right wingtip struck a tree, damaging the wing. FAA investigator ruled it an incident. In retrospect, I erred by not adequately considering the increased distance needed to stop on a wet grass strip and by not realizing that the runway length (1600 ft) was much too short to land on considering the condition of the field. It turned out that the field had been closed for several weeks due to field conditions. Despite the fact that the runway had not been marked closed, I did not exercise sound judgement when I inspected the field from the air.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION AT NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: I WENT TO THE LCL FIELD TO RENT THE PIPER WARRIOR I USUALLY FLY. AFTER WKS OF SNOW AND RAIN, IT WAS THE FIRST CLR DAY AND I PLANNED TO FLY FROM 33N TO 1W6 TO PICK UP MY BROTHER-IN-LAW FOR A PLEASURE FLT. I HAD OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING AND CHKED THE CHARTS FOR INFO ABOUT MY DEST. 1W6 IS A PVT GRASS STRIP I HAD DRIVEN PAST BUT NEVER LANDED AT. I TRIED CALLING THE PHONE NUMBER LISTED ON THE AOPA DIRECTORY BUT GOT NO ANSWER. TKOF TO THE E WAS UNEVENTFUL AND AFTER ABOUT 30 MINS, I FOUND THE FIELD. CIRCLING THE STRIP, I IDENTED AN E/W RWY AND NOTICED THE EASTERN HALF OF THE RWY WAS PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED. I IDENTED WHAT LOOKED LIKE TIRE TRACKS AND CAME AROUND FOR A DOWNWIND APCH. I TOUCHED DOWN AT THE END OF THE FIRST THIRD OF THE RWY BUT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ACT DID NOT SLOW DOWN. BY THE TIME I REALIZED I WAS SKIDDING, I REALIZED THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RWY LEFT TO GAR. I CONTINUED TO SKID ON THE SLUSH AND MUD OFF THE END OF THE RWY UNTIL THE R WINGTIP STRUCK A TREE, DAMAGING THE WING. FAA INVESTIGATOR RULED IT AN INCIDENT. IN RETROSPECT, I ERRED BY NOT ADEQUATELY CONSIDERING THE INCREASED DISTANCE NEEDED TO STOP ON A WET GRASS STRIP AND BY NOT REALIZING THAT THE RWY LENGTH (1600 FT) WAS MUCH TOO SHORT TO LAND ON CONSIDERING THE CONDITION OF THE FIELD. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE FIELD HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR SEVERAL WKS DUE TO FIELD CONDITIONS. DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE RWY HAD NOT BEEN MARKED CLOSED, I DID NOT EXERCISE SOUND JUDGEMENT WHEN I INSPECTED THE FIELD FROM THE AIR.

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.