Air taxi aircraft being relocated encounters standing water on runway. Aircraft hydroplanes off the ...

Attributes
ACN	361970
Time
Date	199702
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : irs
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 1775 flight time type : 510
ASRS Report	361970
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

The event occurred on a flight from frankfort, ky. The WX was near minimums so I requested the NDB runway 18 at IRS. I flew the approach with the intention to circle to land runway 6. In the circle I lost sight of the airport and went missed approach. I then requested the NDB 24 because the straight-in approach was 60 ft lower and the 3 KT tailwind would not significantly affect me. The approach was flown at the normal speed (around 116 mph) and I saw the airport approximately 1 mi out. A normal descent was made and full flaps were added. The touchdown was made at about 100 mph about 1000 ft from the threshold. I applied brakes but it was like sliding on a sheet of ice. I began to pump the brakes and held the yoke full aft. But the aircraft showed no reaction. The aircraft hydroplaned off the end of the runway and just before stopping, the nose gear collapsed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI ACFT BEING RELOCATED ENCOUNTERS STANDING WATER ON RWY. ACFT HYDROPLANES OFF THE END OF THE RWY.

Narrative: THE EVENT OCCURRED ON A FLT FROM FRANKFORT, KY. THE WX WAS NEAR MINIMUMS SO I REQUESTED THE NDB RWY 18 AT IRS. I FLEW THE APCH WITH THE INTENTION TO CIRCLE TO LAND RWY 6. IN THE CIRCLE I LOST SIGHT OF THE ARPT AND WENT MISSED APCH. I THEN REQUESTED THE NDB 24 BECAUSE THE STRAIGHT-IN APCH WAS 60 FT LOWER AND THE 3 KT TAILWIND WOULD NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT ME. THE APCH WAS FLOWN AT THE NORMAL SPD (AROUND 116 MPH) AND I SAW THE ARPT APPROX 1 MI OUT. A NORMAL DSCNT WAS MADE AND FULL FLAPS WERE ADDED. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS MADE AT ABOUT 100 MPH ABOUT 1000 FT FROM THE THRESHOLD. I APPLIED BRAKES BUT IT WAS LIKE SLIDING ON A SHEET OF ICE. I BEGAN TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND HELD THE YOKE FULL AFT. BUT THE ACFT SHOWED NO REACTION. THE ACFT HYDROPLANED OFF THE END OF THE RWY AND JUST BEFORE STOPPING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

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.

Air taxi aircraft being relocated encounters standing water on runway. Aircraft hydroplanes off the end of the runway.