Student pilot exits runway on landing roll.

Attributes
ACN	570933
Time
Date	200301
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Snow
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 58 flight time type : 58
ASRS Report	570933
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe excursion : runway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I am a student pilot and was logging time for the solo cross country requirements for my private pilot's license. I flew to ZZZ on jan/sun/03. The end of runway 30 was in a tree-lined alcove and was partially snow covered with patchy ice from the day before. By the time I realized that I would not be able to stop before the end of the runway, it was too late to abort the landing and do a go around. I slid off the end of the runway and in the process destroyed one of the runway end markers with the left strut of my aircraft. The airport was unattended at the time. The AFD mentioned that runway 30/12 had snow removal procedures. I chose this airport because of this, but did not realize that this would only be done while attended. In retrospect, I probably should have overflown the runway to determine if a safe landing could have been achieved.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT EXITS RWY ON LNDG ROLL.

Narrative: I AM A STUDENT PLT AND WAS LOGGING TIME FOR THE SOLO XCOUNTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR MY PVT PLT'S LICENSE. I FLEW TO ZZZ ON JAN/SUN/03. THE END OF RWY 30 WAS IN A TREE-LINED ALCOVE AND WAS PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED WITH PATCHY ICE FROM THE DAY BEFORE. BY THE TIME I REALIZED THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE END OF THE RWY, IT WAS TOO LATE TO ABORT THE LNDG AND DO A GAR. I SLID OFF THE END OF THE RWY AND IN THE PROCESS DESTROYED ONE OF THE RWY END MARKERS WITH THE L STRUT OF MY ACFT. THE ARPT WAS UNATTENDED AT THE TIME. THE AFD MENTIONED THAT RWY 30/12 HAD SNOW REMOVAL PROCS. I CHOSE THIS ARPT BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT DID NOT REALIZE THAT THIS WOULD ONLY BE DONE WHILE ATTENDED. IN RETROSPECT, I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE OVERFLOWN THE RWY TO DETERMINE IF A SAFE LNDG COULD HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED.

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.