Runway excursion in a B727.

Attributes
ACN	317854
Time
Date	199510
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 178 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 178
ASRS Report	317854
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 76 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	317850
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approach to runway 8L at atl was normal. Speed 145 KTS based on weight and gusty winds. Touchdown was normal and in the touchdown zone. Spoilers and reversers deploy immediately after touchdown and aircraft seemed to decelerate normally. Reversers stowed at approximately 75 KTS and braking initiated with little effect. Maximum braking applied but aircraft did not slow as we approached the last taxiway on right (B-15). I elected to attempt to turn aircraft 45 degrees rather than go off the end of runway 8L. Aircraft departed runway and stopped with nose gear and left main in grassy area which was very soggy and muddy due to constant rain that day. Notified tower of our position and that we were disabled. Checked on cabin, no injuries reported. Eventually deplaned passenger through aft airstairs and bussed to terminal. Contributing factors were moderate rain and heavy rubber deposits on runway 8L which made the last 3000-4000 ft very slippery with braking action, nil. Some braking action reports from the tower could heighten awareness of this potential problem. Experience on the 727 played some role, but the responsibility still rest with the captain and crew to anticipate potential hazards and try to avoid them.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION IN A B727.

Narrative: APCH TO RWY 8L AT ATL WAS NORMAL. SPD 145 KTS BASED ON WT AND GUSTY WINDS. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL AND IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE. SPOILERS AND REVERSERS DEPLOY IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND ACFT SEEMED TO DECELERATE NORMALLY. REVERSERS STOWED AT APPROX 75 KTS AND BRAKING INITIATED WITH LITTLE EFFECT. MAX BRAKING APPLIED BUT ACFT DID NOT SLOW AS WE APCHED THE LAST TXWY ON R (B-15). I ELECTED TO ATTEMPT TO TURN ACFT 45 DEGS RATHER THAN GO OFF THE END OF RWY 8L. ACFT DEPARTED RWY AND STOPPED WITH NOSE GEAR AND L MAIN IN GRASSY AREA WHICH WAS VERY SOGGY AND MUDDY DUE TO CONSTANT RAIN THAT DAY. NOTIFIED TWR OF OUR POS AND THAT WE WERE DISABLED. CHKED ON CABIN, NO INJURIES RPTED. EVENTUALLY DEPLANED PAX THROUGH AFT AIRSTAIRS AND BUSSED TO TERMINAL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE MODERATE RAIN AND HVY RUBBER DEPOSITS ON RWY 8L WHICH MADE THE LAST 3000-4000 FT VERY SLIPPERY WITH BRAKING ACTION, NIL. SOME BRAKING ACTION RPTS FROM THE TWR COULD HEIGHTEN AWARENESS OF THIS POTENTIAL PROB. EXPERIENCE ON THE 727 PLAYED SOME ROLE, BUT THE RESPONSIBILITY STILL REST WITH THE CAPT AND CREW TO ANTICIPATE POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND TRY TO AVOID THEM.

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.