Pilatus PC12 flight crew encounter water on runway and hydroplanes at cdw.

Attributes
ACN	716265
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdw.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	PC-12
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer only : 22
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	716265
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Our 14 crash fire rescue equipment part 91 flight from pvd to cdw was handed off by new york approach control to the caldwell tower approximately 2.0 NM outside the snafu FAF established on and cleared for the localizer runway 22 approach at caldwell. Tower acknowledged our radio call; cleared us to land; and advised us of a NOTAM for the closure of several txwys due to flooding; adding that we should expect to back-taxi runway 22 after landing. Tower also provided at least 2 wind checks; which indicated a slight quartering tailwind. The captain; the PF; landed the airplane smoothly at proper touchdown speed approximately 1000 ft down the 4418 ft long (landing distance) runway 22 and promptly applied a moderate amount of reverse thrust to decelerate. He later reported having made no use of the wheel brakes during the initial landing roll; which is consistent with our SOP and the poh for the pc-12. With approximately 2500 ft of runway remaining; at a speed of between 50-60 KTS; the airplane plowed into deep ponding water; hydroplaned out of control; and began drifting toward the left edge of the runway. After several seconds; as the airplane encountered shallower water and or decelerated further; the captain was able to regain lateral control; but the engine had begun to spool down following an apparent flameout caused by the intake of excessive water. After advising tower of our situation and the need to shut down for an engine relight while still on the runway; we slowed to a stop and completed the shutdown and engine start checklists before taxiing to parking. Borescope inspection by expert pt-6 technicians 2 days after the incident revealed no damage to the engine; but the real disaster that was averted that afternoon was a landing accident on a runway which should have been NOTAM'ed closed. Airport management and tower personnel were consulted immediately after the aircraft was parked; and the runway is believed to have been closed after our arrival; but it is the strong opinion of this flight crew that the runway should have been inspected more carefully and closed more proactively.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PILATUS PC12 FLT CREW ENCOUNTER WATER ON RWY AND HYDROPLANES AT CDW.

Narrative: OUR 14 CFR PART 91 FLT FROM PVD TO CDW WAS HANDED OFF BY NEW YORK APCH CTL TO THE CALDWELL TWR APPROX 2.0 NM OUTSIDE THE SNAFU FAF ESTABLISHED ON AND CLRED FOR THE LOC RWY 22 APCH AT CALDWELL. TWR ACKNOWLEDGED OUR RADIO CALL; CLRED US TO LAND; AND ADVISED US OF A NOTAM FOR THE CLOSURE OF SEVERAL TXWYS DUE TO FLOODING; ADDING THAT WE SHOULD EXPECT TO BACK-TAXI RWY 22 AFTER LNDG. TWR ALSO PROVIDED AT LEAST 2 WIND CHKS; WHICH INDICATED A SLIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE CAPT; THE PF; LANDED THE AIRPLANE SMOOTHLY AT PROPER TOUCHDOWN SPD APPROX 1000 FT DOWN THE 4418 FT LONG (LNDG DISTANCE) RWY 22 AND PROMPTLY APPLIED A MODERATE AMOUNT OF REVERSE THRUST TO DECELERATE. HE LATER RPTED HAVING MADE NO USE OF THE WHEEL BRAKES DURING THE INITIAL LNDG ROLL; WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR SOP AND THE POH FOR THE PC-12. WITH APPROX 2500 FT OF RWY REMAINING; AT A SPD OF BTWN 50-60 KTS; THE AIRPLANE PLOWED INTO DEEP PONDING WATER; HYDROPLANED OUT OF CTL; AND BEGAN DRIFTING TOWARD THE L EDGE OF THE RWY. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS; AS THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED SHALLOWER WATER AND OR DECELERATED FURTHER; THE CAPT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN LATERAL CTL; BUT THE ENG HAD BEGUN TO SPOOL DOWN FOLLOWING AN APPARENT FLAMEOUT CAUSED BY THE INTAKE OF EXCESSIVE WATER. AFTER ADVISING TWR OF OUR SITUATION AND THE NEED TO SHUT DOWN FOR AN ENG RELIGHT WHILE STILL ON THE RWY; WE SLOWED TO A STOP AND COMPLETED THE SHUTDOWN AND ENG START CHKLISTS BEFORE TAXIING TO PARKING. BORESCOPE INSPECTION BY EXPERT PT-6 TECHNICIANS 2 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO THE ENG; BUT THE REAL DISASTER THAT WAS AVERTED THAT AFTERNOON WAS A LNDG ACCIDENT ON A RWY WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTAM'ED CLOSED. ARPT MGMNT AND TWR PERSONNEL WERE CONSULTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACFT WAS PARKED; AND THE RWY IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CLOSED AFTER OUR ARR; BUT IT IS THE STRONG OPINION OF THIS FLT CREW THAT THE RWY SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSPECTED MORE CAREFULLY AND CLOSED MORE PROACTIVELY.

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.