B737 crew lands at sna 10000 pounds over maximum weight for wet runway after tower reports it dry.

Attributes
ACN	722236
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	722236
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

We landed in sna approximately 10000 pounds over the wet runway limit due to poor information. We repeatedly inquired with approach control and informed them that we needed a dry runway. We then switched to tower and asked them for a report. They said the runway was dry. Upon landing and rollout (well done by captain); we observed that at least the last third and maybe the last half of the runway was wet. We taxied clear of the runway and observed the txwys and ramp area to be wet and shiny. I don't know why we were given the bad information (perhaps they thought they were helping us). If we had landed farther down the runway (within normal parameters) we may not have been able to stop due to the wet runway and significant rubber deposits at the end of runway 1L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW LANDS AT SNA 10000 POUNDS OVER MAX WEIGHT FOR WET RUNWAY AFTER TOWER REPORTS IT DRY.

Narrative: WE LANDED IN SNA APPROX 10000 LBS OVER THE WET RWY LIMIT DUE TO POOR INFO. WE REPEATEDLY INQUIRED WITH APCH CTL AND INFORMED THEM THAT WE NEEDED A DRY RWY. WE THEN SWITCHED TO TWR AND ASKED THEM FOR A RPT. THEY SAID THE RWY WAS DRY. UPON LNDG AND ROLLOUT (WELL DONE BY CAPT); WE OBSERVED THAT AT LEAST THE LAST THIRD AND MAYBE THE LAST HALF OF THE RWY WAS WET. WE TAXIED CLR OF THE RWY AND OBSERVED THE TXWYS AND RAMP AREA TO BE WET AND SHINY. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WERE GIVEN THE BAD INFO (PERHAPS THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE HELPING US). IF WE HAD LANDED FARTHER DOWN THE RWY (WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS) WE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP DUE TO THE WET RWY AND SIGNIFICANT RUBBER DEPOSITS AT THE END OF RWY 1L.

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.