Narrative:

On jul/sun/06 I was PIC of a C402 on a day; VFR; far part 91 flight. I conducted a VFR approach to ZZZ. There was a rain shower approximately 2-3 mi north of the field moving to the north as reported by the ZZZ control tower; intensity was not relayed. I had the runway in sight about 10 mi southeast of the airport. The reported wind on the field was from the north to northwest at 10 KTS. An aircraft of similar size and speed had landed in front of me on the same runway less than 2 mins before. No advisory or PIREPS were given as to the condition; ie; braking action/runway contamination report of the runway surface. I decided to continue with the landing using the data that was available to me. The approach was normal and standard VFR approach procedures were used. Upon touchdown the wind direction shifted from the east with very strong gusts and I encountered very hard rain with limited visibility. I was unable to maintain runway centerline and hydroplaned to the left side of the runway. I initiated a go around; but was still unable to maintain runway centerline so I aborted the go around in order to maintain control. The aircraft hit a taxi sign on the west side of the runway shortly after the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway centerline. I shut down both engines and completed the appropriate memory items and emergency checklists before exiting the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C402 LNDG IN A RAINSTORM HYDROPLANED OFF THE RWY COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND STRIKING A TXWY SIGN.

Narrative: ON JUL/SUN/06 I WAS PIC OF A C402 ON A DAY; VFR; FAR PART 91 FLT. I CONDUCTED A VFR APCH TO ZZZ. THERE WAS A RAIN SHOWER APPROX 2-3 MI N OF THE FIELD MOVING TO THE N AS RPTED BY THE ZZZ CTL TWR; INTENSITY WAS NOT RELAYED. I HAD THE RWY IN SIGHT ABOUT 10 MI SE OF THE ARPT. THE RPTED WIND ON THE FIELD WAS FROM THE N TO NW AT 10 KTS. AN ACFT OF SIMILAR SIZE AND SPD HAD LANDED IN FRONT OF ME ON THE SAME RWY LESS THAN 2 MINS BEFORE. NO ADVISORY OR PIREPS WERE GIVEN AS TO THE CONDITION; IE; BRAKING ACTION/RWY CONTAMINATION RPT OF THE RWY SURFACE. I DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH THE LNDG USING THE DATA THAT WAS AVAILABLE TO ME. THE APCH WAS NORMAL AND STANDARD VFR APCH PROCS WERE USED. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE WIND DIRECTION SHIFTED FROM THE E WITH VERY STRONG GUSTS AND I ENCOUNTERED VERY HARD RAIN WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY. I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN RWY CTRLINE AND HYDROPLANED TO THE L SIDE OF THE RWY. I INITIATED A GAR; BUT WAS STILL UNABLE TO MAINTAIN RWY CTRLINE SO I ABORTED THE GAR IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CTL. THE ACFT HIT A TAXI SIGN ON THE W SIDE OF THE RWY SHORTLY AFTER THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RWY CTRLINE. I SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGS AND COMPLETED THE APPROPRIATE MEMORY ITEMS AND EMER CHKLISTS BEFORE EXITING THE ACFT.

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.