Small aircraft unctlably departs runway at fve.

Attributes
ACN	689060
Time
Date	200602
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fve.airport
State Reference	ME
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence Snow
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 63 flight time total : 6342 flight time type : 62
ASRS Report	689860
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

At the outset of an uneventful 3 hour IFR/VMC flight from iad; I acquired the fve airport visually approximately 15 mi out and canceled IFR to switch to unicom. I continued on the GPS runway 32 approach path to get established on a 10 mi final. Last ASOS was: 'wind 340 degrees; 18 KTS gusting to 30 KTS; few 3500 ft; ceiling 4300 ft broken; -16 degrees/-24 degrees; altimeter 29.61 inches.' approach was conducted with 20 degree flaps and slightly higher than normal approach speed (95 KIAS) on account of the light turbulence and gusts. Touchdown was smooth in a right crosswind. A second or two after nosewheel touchdown; the airplane started wxvaning to the right. I tried to correct with rudder and ailerons to no avail as right wheel was on snowy portion of runway (with friction) and left wheel was on what appeared to be dry pavement but turned out to be ice. The airplane exited the side of the runway onto a snowy surface (missing runway lights) and stopped in approximately 300 ft. Visible damage: bent propeller as it hit a low snow draft; and damaged main landing gear doors due to plowing through snow. Airplane stopped 150 degrees from the direction of landing. No injuries or visible structural airframe damage. Combination of wind gust from the right after touchdown; ice on the center portion of the runway and snow on the side were instrumental in this loss of control incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA UNCTLABLY DEPARTS RWY AT FVE.

Narrative: AT THE OUTSET OF AN UNEVENTFUL 3 HR IFR/VMC FLT FROM IAD; I ACQUIRED THE FVE ARPT VISUALLY APPROX 15 MI OUT AND CANCELED IFR TO SWITCH TO UNICOM. I CONTINUED ON THE GPS RWY 32 APCH PATH TO GET ESTABLISHED ON A 10 MI FINAL. LAST ASOS WAS: 'WIND 340 DEGS; 18 KTS GUSTING TO 30 KTS; FEW 3500 FT; CEILING 4300 FT BROKEN; -16 DEGS/-24 DEGS; ALTIMETER 29.61 INCHES.' APCH WAS CONDUCTED WITH 20 DEG FLAPS AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL APCH SPD (95 KIAS) ON ACCOUNT OF THE LIGHT TURB AND GUSTS. TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH IN A R XWIND. A SECOND OR TWO AFTER NOSEWHEEL TOUCHDOWN; THE AIRPLANE STARTED WXVANING TO THE R. I TRIED TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER AND AILERONS TO NO AVAIL AS R WHEEL WAS ON SNOWY PORTION OF RWY (WITH FRICTION) AND L WHEEL WAS ON WHAT APPEARED TO BE DRY PAVEMENT BUT TURNED OUT TO BE ICE. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE SIDE OF THE RWY ONTO A SNOWY SURFACE (MISSING RWY LIGHTS) AND STOPPED IN APPROX 300 FT. VISIBLE DAMAGE: BENT PROP AS IT HIT A LOW SNOW DRAFT; AND DAMAGED MAIN LNDG GEAR DOORS DUE TO PLOWING THROUGH SNOW. AIRPLANE STOPPED 150 DEGS FROM THE DIRECTION OF LNDG. NO INJURIES OR VISIBLE STRUCTURAL AIRFRAME DAMAGE. COMBINATION OF WIND GUST FROM THE R AFTER TOUCHDOWN; ICE ON THE CTR PORTION OF THE RWY AND SNOW ON THE SIDE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS LOSS OF CTL INCIDENT.

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.