Narrative:

While crossing midfield; noticed the runway to be very wet and slushy. No reports of braking action had been made. The final approach into this unfamiliar airport was high; resulting in the aircraft landing long. As the main gear touched down in the slush; the aircraft began a skid to the left. Feeling that the aircraft was uncontrollable on the ground and that it was likely going to skid off the runway; the pilot decided to attempt a go around. Full power was added and the aircraft was rotated at around 45 KTS resulting in the aircraft being airborne in ground effect. As the pilot attempted to remove 10 degrees of flaps; the nose dipped slightly; resulting in the pilot accidentally removing all 30 degrees of flaps followed by the pilot pulling back on the control yoke to bring the aircraft up into climb altitude. At approximately 60 ft AGL; the aircraft stalled. The pilot lowered the nose just enough to break the stall and gain some speed. The pilot then had to quickly pull back on the control yoke in an attempt to miss a tree line located off the departure end of the runway. The aircraft barely cleared the trees (the branches were heard scraping the bottom of the fuselage) before stalling again. The pilot lowered the nose and; with no further obstructions; accelerated to vy before continuing to climb. The aircraft returned to its home base and was inspected for any damage (none was incurred). Cause: 1) inexperience of the pilot with landing on wet/slick surfaces (the pilot had never landed on a wet or slick runway). 2) improper planning -- the pilot failed to check conditions at the destination airport. The departure airport; located 40 mi to the east was dry. The pilot assumed the same would be true at the destination airport. 3) the pilot's decision to go ahead with the landing even though it was going to be long. 4) accidentally dumping all 30 degrees of flaps while the aircraft was in ground effect caused the aircraft to stall at a very low altitude. 5) a secondary stall was entered as a result of trying to clear a row of trees. The stall was recovered successfully at approximately 50 ft AGL. Contributing factors: 1) wet and slushy landing surface. 2) 12-15 KT crosswind at the time of the landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER LNDG LONG ON A WET AND SLUSHY RWY; A C172 PLT ATTEMPTS A LOW SPD TKOF; RETRACTS THE FLAPS; STALLS; RECOVERS; PULLS ACFT UP OVER TREES; STALLS; RECOVERS; AND RETURN TO HOME BASE TO LAND.

Narrative: WHILE XING MIDFIELD; NOTICED THE RWY TO BE VERY WET AND SLUSHY. NO RPTS OF BRAKING ACTION HAD BEEN MADE. THE FINAL APCH INTO THIS UNFAMILIAR ARPT WAS HIGH; RESULTING IN THE ACFT LNDG LONG. AS THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN IN THE SLUSH; THE ACFT BEGAN A SKID TO THE L. FEELING THAT THE ACFT WAS UNCTLABLE ON THE GND AND THAT IT WAS LIKELY GOING TO SKID OFF THE RWY; THE PLT DECIDED TO ATTEMPT A GAR. FULL PWR WAS ADDED AND THE ACFT WAS ROTATED AT AROUND 45 KTS RESULTING IN THE ACFT BEING AIRBORNE IN GND EFFECT. AS THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE 10 DEGS OF FLAPS; THE NOSE DIPPED SLIGHTLY; RESULTING IN THE PLT ACCIDENTALLY REMOVING ALL 30 DEGS OF FLAPS FOLLOWED BY THE PLT PULLING BACK ON THE CTL YOKE TO BRING THE ACFT UP INTO CLB ALT. AT APPROX 60 FT AGL; THE ACFT STALLED. THE PLT LOWERED THE NOSE JUST ENOUGH TO BREAK THE STALL AND GAIN SOME SPD. THE PLT THEN HAD TO QUICKLY PULL BACK ON THE CTL YOKE IN AN ATTEMPT TO MISS A TREE LINE LOCATED OFF THE DEP END OF THE RWY. THE ACFT BARELY CLRED THE TREES (THE BRANCHES WERE HEARD SCRAPING THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE) BEFORE STALLING AGAIN. THE PLT LOWERED THE NOSE AND; WITH NO FURTHER OBSTRUCTIONS; ACCELERATED TO VY BEFORE CONTINUING TO CLB. THE ACFT RETURNED TO ITS HOME BASE AND WAS INSPECTED FOR ANY DAMAGE (NONE WAS INCURRED). CAUSE: 1) INEXPERIENCE OF THE PLT WITH LNDG ON WET/SLICK SURFACES (THE PLT HAD NEVER LANDED ON A WET OR SLICK RWY). 2) IMPROPER PLANNING -- THE PLT FAILED TO CHK CONDITIONS AT THE DEST ARPT. THE DEP ARPT; LOCATED 40 MI TO THE E WAS DRY. THE PLT ASSUMED THE SAME WOULD BE TRUE AT THE DEST ARPT. 3) THE PLT'S DECISION TO GO AHEAD WITH THE LNDG EVEN THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO BE LONG. 4) ACCIDENTALLY DUMPING ALL 30 DEGS OF FLAPS WHILE THE ACFT WAS IN GND EFFECT CAUSED THE ACFT TO STALL AT A VERY LOW ALT. 5) A SECONDARY STALL WAS ENTERED AS A RESULT OF TRYING TO CLR A ROW OF TREES. THE STALL WAS RECOVERED SUCCESSFULLY AT APPROX 50 FT AGL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) WET AND SLUSHY LNDG SURFACE. 2) 12-15 KT XWIND AT THE TIME OF THE LNDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.