Pilot reports nearly sliding off the end of the wet runway due to slippery last 200 yards.

Attributes
ACN	289406
Time
Date	199411
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 5500
ASRS Report	289406
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Flight XXX from clt to ric. We were cleared for the approach to runway 2 in richmond. Temperature and dewpoint were both 63 degrees but there was no precipitation. Wind was negligible. It was a visual approach backed up with the ILS. The captain was flying. Approach was normal and touchdown was within the first 1000 ft. The runway was wet. Reverse thrust was initiated and I remember calling out 1.5 EPR on both gauges. The thrust reversers were stowed at approximately 60 KTS in anticipation of slowing down with brakes for a left turnoff at the end of the runway. At approximately 50 KTS, the brakes lost all effectiveness and we were sliding as if on a sheet of ice. With less than 200 yards to go before going into the overrun area and still moving forward at about 40 KTS, reverse thrust was initiated by the captain and the aircraft was stopped at the very end of the runway. A left turnoff was made and we proceeded to the gate. Ground control was advised of the slippery condition of the departure end of the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT RPTS NEARLY SLIDING OFF THE END OF THE WET RWY DUE TO SLIPPERY LAST 200 YARDS.

Narrative: FLT XXX FROM CLT TO RIC. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH TO RWY 2 IN RICHMOND. TEMP AND DEWPOINT WERE BOTH 63 DEGS BUT THERE WAS NO PRECIPITATION. WIND WAS NEGLIGIBLE. IT WAS A VISUAL APCH BACKED UP WITH THE ILS. THE CAPT WAS FLYING. APCH WAS NORMAL AND TOUCHDOWN WAS WITHIN THE FIRST 1000 FT. THE RWY WAS WET. REVERSE THRUST WAS INITIATED AND I REMEMBER CALLING OUT 1.5 EPR ON BOTH GAUGES. THE THRUST REVERSERS WERE STOWED AT APPROX 60 KTS IN ANTICIPATION OF SLOWING DOWN WITH BRAKES FOR A L TURNOFF AT THE END OF THE RWY. AT APPROX 50 KTS, THE BRAKES LOST ALL EFFECTIVENESS AND WE WERE SLIDING AS IF ON A SHEET OF ICE. WITH LESS THAN 200 YARDS TO GO BEFORE GOING INTO THE OVERRUN AREA AND STILL MOVING FORWARD AT ABOUT 40 KTS, REVERSE THRUST WAS INITIATED BY THE CAPT AND THE ACFT WAS STOPPED AT THE VERY END OF THE RWY. A L TURNOFF WAS MADE AND WE PROCEEDED TO THE GATE. GND CTL WAS ADVISED OF THE SLIPPERY CONDITION OF THE DEP END OF THE RWY.

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.