Narrative:

I landed the aircraft on speed in the touchdown zone of runway 31R. I slowed to taxi speed and taxied to the end of the runway. I slowed further to exit runway at D6. During the turn, my nosewheel started to skid. I applied right brake to aid in turning. The right wheel started to slip. I then applied left brake in an attempt to stop. The left wheel started to slip. I then released and reapplied the brakes and was unable to stop the slide. The aircraft then slid off the taxiway into the mud. I had anticipated the end of the runway being slippery and slowed the aircraft to what I thought was very slow taxi speed. Once I lost traction, I was unable to regain it. After departing the aircraft, I examined the runway. The runway was slippery even to walk on and had several layers of old paint and a tar like substance covering a significant portion of the last 300 ft. I believe this incident could have been avoided if the runway surface was cleaned, then traction would have been closer to normal wet conditions. Supplemental information from acn 397902: approximately 1/2 way through the turn, the nosewheel began to skid on the wet pavement which was painted with white runway markings. The captain attempted to reduce the turn angle of the nosewheel steering to increase nosewheel effectiveness as well as use right main wheel braking to improve the turn rate. These efforts proved useless and the captain used both main wheel brakes to stop the skidding aircraft motion. The aircraft departed the prepared surface and quickly came to a stop with all 3 main gear assemblies in the mud. Supplemental information from acn 397820: upon reaching the end of the runway, we were at a very controllable taxi speed. The aircraft was at a very slow speed -- approximately 4-5 KTS. We contacted tower and our ramp control and informed them of our situation. Supplemental information from acn 398205: B727 landed runway 31R dsm. We were cleared into position and then cleared for takeoff after tower told aircraft X to exit and contact ground control. We started our takeoff roll and were at decision speed before we noticed air carrier was still partially on runway (tail protruding). Captain continued takeoff and made a normal departure with no danger to aircraft. I agree completely with decision to go based on WX and other aircraft position.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FLC SKIDS OFF TXWY WHEN EXITING RWY. PIC OBSERVES RUBBER AND PAINT BUILDUP, ASSOCIATED WITH WET RWY CONDITIONS, AS FACTORS IN INCIDENT. TWR CLRS DC9 FOR TKOF WITH B727 TAIL PROTRUDING INTO RWY.

Narrative: I LANDED THE ACFT ON SPD IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE OF RWY 31R. I SLOWED TO TAXI SPD AND TAXIED TO THE END OF THE RWY. I SLOWED FURTHER TO EXIT RWY AT D6. DURING THE TURN, MY NOSEWHEEL STARTED TO SKID. I APPLIED R BRAKE TO AID IN TURNING. THE R WHEEL STARTED TO SLIP. I THEN APPLIED L BRAKE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP. THE L WHEEL STARTED TO SLIP. I THEN RELEASED AND REAPPLIED THE BRAKES AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE SLIDE. THE ACFT THEN SLID OFF THE TXWY INTO THE MUD. I HAD ANTICIPATED THE END OF THE RWY BEING SLIPPERY AND SLOWED THE ACFT TO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS VERY SLOW TAXI SPD. ONCE I LOST TRACTION, I WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN IT. AFTER DEPARTING THE ACFT, I EXAMINED THE RWY. THE RWY WAS SLIPPERY EVEN TO WALK ON AND HAD SEVERAL LAYERS OF OLD PAINT AND A TAR LIKE SUBSTANCE COVERING A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE LAST 300 FT. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE RWY SURFACE WAS CLEANED, THEN TRACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSER TO NORMAL WET CONDITIONS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 397902: APPROX 1/2 WAY THROUGH THE TURN, THE NOSEWHEEL BEGAN TO SKID ON THE WET PAVEMENT WHICH WAS PAINTED WITH WHITE RWY MARKINGS. THE CAPT ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE THE TURN ANGLE OF THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING TO INCREASE NOSEWHEEL EFFECTIVENESS AS WELL AS USE R MAIN WHEEL BRAKING TO IMPROVE THE TURN RATE. THESE EFFORTS PROVED USELESS AND THE CAPT USED BOTH MAIN WHEEL BRAKES TO STOP THE SKIDDING ACFT MOTION. THE ACFT DEPARTED THE PREPARED SURFACE AND QUICKLY CAME TO A STOP WITH ALL 3 MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLIES IN THE MUD. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 397820: UPON REACHING THE END OF THE RWY, WE WERE AT A VERY CONTROLLABLE TAXI SPD. THE ACFT WAS AT A VERY SLOW SPD -- APPROX 4-5 KTS. WE CONTACTED TWR AND OUR RAMP CTL AND INFORMED THEM OF OUR SIT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 398205: B727 LANDED RWY 31R DSM. WE WERE CLRED INTO POS AND THEN CLRED FOR TKOF AFTER TWR TOLD ACFT X TO EXIT AND CONTACT GND CTL. WE STARTED OUR TKOF ROLL AND WERE AT DECISION SPD BEFORE WE NOTICED ACR WAS STILL PARTIALLY ON RWY (TAIL PROTRUDING). CAPT CONTINUED TKOF AND MADE A NORMAL DEP WITH NO DANGER TO ACFT. I AGREE COMPLETELY WITH DECISION TO GO BASED ON WX AND OTHER ACFT POS.

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.