Narrative:

Event: ran off the departure end of an approximately 3000 ft runway on landing. One tip of the propeller was bent on curbing, tail hook bent, no apparent structural damage occurred. There was no personal injury. Situation: pilot and wife were on a pleasure flight within the local area with a planned duration of about 1 hour. On and before takeoff, winds were light and variable but generally out of the east. I departed on runway 9, consistent with indications of the windsock and tee. Clouds scattered to broken had developed rapidly around takeoff time at approximately 3000 ft MSL. I had gone out to the west of the field but, in view of the cloud limitations, decided to return and cut the flight short. While inbound, within about 3 mi of the field, and intending to set up an approach to runway 9, another pilot announced a departure from the same field on runway 27. When he was at about pattern ht after takeoff, I called him by radio asking what the wind conditions were on the field, he replied that it was calm. On that basis I opted for an approach to runway 27. I landed long and apparently fast. I was not aware that airspeed on final was inordinate but, as it turned out, there was likely a tailwind of a few KTS. I could not achieve adequate braking and went off the end of the runway. Shortly after getting the plane back on the field, ie, approximately 20 mins, indicated winds were variable in the range of 5-10 KTS out of the east. Contributing factors: failure to perform my own check of the windsock and tee from the air, failure to execute an aborted landing when I realized the touchdown would be long, failure to raise flaps to gain more effective braking. Corrective actions: though I would have no hesitancy in flying solo in WX appropriate for my skills -- including that typical of the day of the incident -- I am presently scheduling my first flight with an instructor. Knowing the rarity with which I have had to abort lndgs since I was certified, I plan both to work on them with the instructor and to perform them more frequently as an elective procedure to improve and maintain that skill. Obviously, performing my own checks on the wind from the air and concentrating on raising flaps when reliable braking is needed are also on my agenda.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT IN A C152 LNDG ON 3000 FT RWY AT ZZZ ARPT MAY HAVE HAD A TAILWIND AND RAN OFF THE END OF RWY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

Narrative: EVENT: RAN OFF THE DEP END OF AN APPROX 3000 FT RWY ON LNDG. ONE TIP OF THE PROP WAS BENT ON CURBING, TAIL HOOK BENT, NO APPARENT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. SIT: PLT AND WIFE WERE ON A PLEASURE FLT WITHIN THE LCL AREA WITH A PLANNED DURATION OF ABOUT 1 HR. ON AND BEFORE TKOF, WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE BUT GENERALLY OUT OF THE E. I DEPARTED ON RWY 9, CONSISTENT WITH INDICATIONS OF THE WINDSOCK AND TEE. CLOUDS SCATTERED TO BROKEN HAD DEVELOPED RAPIDLY AROUND TKOF TIME AT APPROX 3000 FT MSL. I HAD GONE OUT TO THE W OF THE FIELD BUT, IN VIEW OF THE CLOUD LIMITATIONS, DECIDED TO RETURN AND CUT THE FLT SHORT. WHILE INBOUND, WITHIN ABOUT 3 MI OF THE FIELD, AND INTENDING TO SET UP AN APCH TO RWY 9, ANOTHER PLT ANNOUNCED A DEP FROM THE SAME FIELD ON RWY 27. WHEN HE WAS AT ABOUT PATTERN HT AFTER TKOF, I CALLED HIM BY RADIO ASKING WHAT THE WIND CONDITIONS WERE ON THE FIELD, HE REPLIED THAT IT WAS CALM. ON THAT BASIS I OPTED FOR AN APCH TO RWY 27. I LANDED LONG AND APPARENTLY FAST. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT AIRSPD ON FINAL WAS INORDINATE BUT, AS IT TURNED OUT, THERE WAS LIKELY A TAILWIND OF A FEW KTS. I COULD NOT ACHIEVE ADEQUATE BRAKING AND WENT OFF THE END OF THE RWY. SHORTLY AFTER GETTING THE PLANE BACK ON THE FIELD, IE, APPROX 20 MINS, INDICATED WINDS WERE VARIABLE IN THE RANGE OF 5-10 KTS OUT OF THE E. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: FAILURE TO PERFORM MY OWN CHK OF THE WINDSOCK AND TEE FROM THE AIR, FAILURE TO EXECUTE AN ABORTED LNDG WHEN I REALIZED THE TOUCHDOWN WOULD BE LONG, FAILURE TO RAISE FLAPS TO GAIN MORE EFFECTIVE BRAKING. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: THOUGH I WOULD HAVE NO HESITANCY IN FLYING SOLO IN WX APPROPRIATE FOR MY SKILLS -- INCLUDING THAT TYPICAL OF THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT -- I AM PRESENTLY SCHEDULING MY FIRST FLT WITH AN INSTRUCTOR. KNOWING THE RARITY WITH WHICH I HAVE HAD TO ABORT LNDGS SINCE I WAS CERTIFIED, I PLAN BOTH TO WORK ON THEM WITH THE INSTRUCTOR AND TO PERFORM THEM MORE FREQUENTLY AS AN ELECTIVE PROC TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN THAT SKILL. OBVIOUSLY, PERFORMING MY OWN CHKS ON THE WIND FROM THE AIR AND CONCENTRATING ON RAISING FLAPS WHEN RELIABLE BRAKING IS NEEDED ARE ALSO ON MY AGENDA.

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.