A C182 pilot landed on a wet grass strip and slid off the end into a ditch; damaging the propeller a...

Attributes
ACN	712103
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 138 flight time type : 8
ASRS Report	712103
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway ground encounters other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Went out to do some short field takeoffs and lndgs with a copilot with a lot of time in make and model. Did 4 lndgs on a grass strip that was approximately 2500 ft. Was stopping less than 1/2 of runway so went to another strip that had a similar layout except was 1400 ft. I felt that touchdown was early enough so started to apply brakes and could feel tires slipping on grass which was normal at first. Expecting tires to get traction at any time; I held firm pressure and slipped off end of runway into a ditch bending my propeller and collapsing nose gear. Upon reflection afterwards; I noticed 2 differences in the strips besides length. Grass was longer and field was softer because of a sod field that was being irrigated probably every 2 days on first strip; providing much more drag on plane shortening stopping distance. Second strip had just been mowed very short and a heavy dew had settled in making what seemed like ice. No doubt I should have done a go around but waited too long; expecting tires to grab. No one was injured thank god; but I learned the hard way to put more thought about grass and runway conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 PLT LANDED ON A WET GRASS STRIP AND SLID OFF THE END INTO A DITCH; DAMAGING THE PROP AND NOSE GEAR.

Narrative: WENT OUT TO DO SOME SHORT FIELD TKOFS AND LNDGS WITH A COPLT WITH A LOT OF TIME IN MAKE AND MODEL. DID 4 LNDGS ON A GRASS STRIP THAT WAS APPROX 2500 FT. WAS STOPPING LESS THAN 1/2 OF RWY SO WENT TO ANOTHER STRIP THAT HAD A SIMILAR LAYOUT EXCEPT WAS 1400 FT. I FELT THAT TOUCHDOWN WAS EARLY ENOUGH SO STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES AND COULD FEEL TIRES SLIPPING ON GRASS WHICH WAS NORMAL AT FIRST. EXPECTING TIRES TO GET TRACTION AT ANY TIME; I HELD FIRM PRESSURE AND SLIPPED OFF END OF RWY INTO A DITCH BENDING MY PROP AND COLLAPSING NOSE GEAR. UPON REFLECTION AFTERWARDS; I NOTICED 2 DIFFERENCES IN THE STRIPS BESIDES LENGTH. GRASS WAS LONGER AND FIELD WAS SOFTER BECAUSE OF A SOD FIELD THAT WAS BEING IRRIGATED PROBABLY EVERY 2 DAYS ON FIRST STRIP; PROVIDING MUCH MORE DRAG ON PLANE SHORTENING STOPPING DISTANCE. SECOND STRIP HAD JUST BEEN MOWED VERY SHORT AND A HVY DEW HAD SETTLED IN MAKING WHAT SEEMED LIKE ICE. NO DOUBT I SHOULD HAVE DONE A GAR BUT WAITED TOO LONG; EXPECTING TIRES TO GRAB. NO ONE WAS INJURED THANK GOD; BUT I LEARNED THE HARD WAY TO PUT MORE THOUGHT ABOUT GRASS AND RWY CONDITIONS.

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.

A C182 pilot landed on a wet grass strip and slid off the end into a ditch; damaging the propeller and nose gear.