Narrative:

Landed at msy on runway 1 and turned off at runway 24, was taxiing to hold short of runway 10. Ground controller said to keep the speed up, cross runway 10, aircraft on 2 mi final. I increased speed to cross the runway. I tried to slow down to turn onto taxiway east when I began to hydroplane (and or skid) and couldn't stop in time. I went through the taxiway onto the overrun area (for runway 24) and stopped with the nosewheel in the grass. I tried to turn around and get back on the taxiway but ended up getting the right main tire stuck in the mud as well. I had to be towed out. Contributing factors: taxiing too fast -- due in part to the width of the runway - - lacked the sensation of speed, especially at night. Fixation on the landing aircraft instead of my position on the runway. Night, raining -- reduced visibility. Wet pavement. Position awareness -- didn't realize the taxiway was so close to the runway I was crossing. Kept the speed up too long. Lack of taxi lights on the overrun, the overrun portion of runway 24 extends slightly past taxiway east. Where the overrun and taxiway intersect there are no taxi lights. Instead there is pvc pipe about 8 inches high painted blue (possibly reflective) where there should be taxi lights. (The taxi lights extend on both sides of the overrun). This gives the illusion that the pavement continues (until you are very close and can see the pvc). This illusion is further enhanced by the taxi lights that border the ramp, just beyond the overrun (the overrun and the ramp are separated by a grass area), because it looks like that (the ramp) is the end. In fact it looks like you can taxi right onto the ramp from runway 24. I think the pvc 'taxi markers' should be replaced with recessed taxi lights.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX PLT OF A BEECH BARON, BE58, LOST CTL OF ACFT ON A WET TXWY RESULTING IN SKIDDING OFF THE RWY AND BECOMING STRANDED.

Narrative: LANDED AT MSY ON RWY 1 AND TURNED OFF AT RWY 24, WAS TAXIING TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 10. GND CTLR SAID TO KEEP THE SPD UP, CROSS RWY 10, ACFT ON 2 MI FINAL. I INCREASED SPD TO CROSS THE RWY. I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN ONTO TXWY E WHEN I BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE (AND OR SKID) AND COULDN'T STOP IN TIME. I WENT THROUGH THE TXWY ONTO THE OVERRUN AREA (FOR RWY 24) AND STOPPED WITH THE NOSEWHEEL IN THE GRASS. I TRIED TO TURN AROUND AND GET BACK ON THE TXWY BUT ENDED UP GETTING THE R MAIN TIRE STUCK IN THE MUD AS WELL. I HAD TO BE TOWED OUT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: TAXIING TOO FAST -- DUE IN PART TO THE WIDTH OF THE RWY - - LACKED THE SENSATION OF SPD, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. FIXATION ON THE LNDG ACFT INSTEAD OF MY POS ON THE RWY. NIGHT, RAINING -- REDUCED VISIBILITY. WET PAVEMENT. POSITION AWARENESS -- DIDN'T REALIZE THE TXWY WAS SO CLOSE TO THE RWY I WAS XING. KEPT THE SPD UP TOO LONG. LACK OF TAXI LIGHTS ON THE OVERRUN, THE OVERRUN PORTION OF RWY 24 EXTENDS SLIGHTLY PAST TXWY E. WHERE THE OVERRUN AND TXWY INTERSECT THERE ARE NO TAXI LIGHTS. INSTEAD THERE IS PVC PIPE ABOUT 8 INCHES HIGH PAINTED BLUE (POSSIBLY REFLECTIVE) WHERE THERE SHOULD BE TAXI LIGHTS. (THE TAXI LIGHTS EXTEND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE OVERRUN). THIS GIVES THE ILLUSION THAT THE PAVEMENT CONTINUES (UNTIL YOU ARE VERY CLOSE AND CAN SEE THE PVC). THIS ILLUSION IS FURTHER ENHANCED BY THE TAXI LIGHTS THAT BORDER THE RAMP, JUST BEYOND THE OVERRUN (THE OVERRUN AND THE RAMP ARE SEPARATED BY A GRASS AREA), BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE THAT (THE RAMP) IS THE END. IN FACT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN TAXI RIGHT ONTO THE RAMP FROM RWY 24. I THINK THE PVC 'TAXI MARKERS' SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH RECESSED TAXI LIGHTS.

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.