Runway excursion as an MU2 pilot flies a destabilized approach, overshot his touchdown point on runway, and has runway excursion. Pilot ended U with mud on gear during his ensuing contact with runway and approach lights at the end of runway 5 at ugn, il.

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Attributes
ACN	578109
Time
Date	200303
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ugn.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Fog other
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	MU-2B 40 Solitaire
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	578109
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway ground encounters other other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : pax
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Approaching ugn, I was IMC until approximately 10 mi east, and broke out in the clear. Sighted the airport, advised ATC, and was immediately cleared for visual approach to runway 5, right traffic. I had it in sight, as I turned base. I lost sight of the runway, and due to the high wing blocking the view, when I regained sight of the runway, I was too high and fast. I misjudged the length of the runway, and thought it would be ok. I touched down about halfway down. I couldn't stop, and overran the end of the runway into swampy mud that covered the tires. We took out 2 approach lights and 1 runway light. After exiting the aircraft and speaking with someone from tower, I was informed of the wind being a quartering tailwind. I think there should be more training emphasis on right traffic for high wing aircraft. Since I mainly use controled airports, I very seldom am assigned right traffic at a full pattern location. I misjudged the runway length, having just come out of IMC. Seeing the runway so clearly, it seemed longer than it was.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION AS AN MU2 PLT FLIES A DESTABILIZED APCH, OVERSHOT HIS TOUCHDOWN POINT ON RWY, AND HAS RWY EXCURSION. PLT ENDED U WITH MUD ON GEAR DURING HIS ENSUING CONTACT WITH RWY AND APCH LIGHTS AT THE END OF RWY 5 AT UGN, IL.

Narrative: APCHING UGN, I WAS IMC UNTIL APPROX 10 MI E, AND BROKE OUT IN THE CLR. SIGHTED THE ARPT, ADVISED ATC, AND WAS IMMEDIATELY CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 5, R TFC. I HAD IT IN SIGHT, AS I TURNED BASE. I LOST SIGHT OF THE RWY, AND DUE TO THE HIGH WING BLOCKING THE VIEW, WHEN I REGAINED SIGHT OF THE RWY, I WAS TOO HIGH AND FAST. I MISJUDGED THE LENGTH OF THE RWY, AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OK. I TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN. I COULDN'T STOP, AND OVERRAN THE END OF THE RWY INTO SWAMPY MUD THAT COVERED THE TIRES. WE TOOK OUT 2 APCH LIGHTS AND 1 RWY LIGHT. AFTER EXITING THE ACFT AND SPEAKING WITH SOMEONE FROM TWR, I WAS INFORMED OF THE WIND BEING A QUARTERING TAILWIND. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE MORE TRAINING EMPHASIS ON R TFC FOR HIGH WING ACFT. SINCE I MAINLY USE CTLED ARPTS, I VERY SELDOM AM ASSIGNED R TFC AT A FULL PATTERN LOCATION. I MISJUDGED THE RWY LENGTH, HAVING JUST COME OUT OF IMC. SEEING THE RWY SO CLRLY, IT SEEMED LONGER THAN IT WAS.

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.