Reporter compains about slippery rubber coated runways at den.

Attributes
ACN	96435
Time
Date	198810
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 11500
ASRS Report	96435
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

After the widebody transport, which went off the runway at den last month, I was landing my mdt, on the same runway (26L), in wet WX, as was the widebody transport and I noticed the nose wheel slip just after T/D. I realized that the runway is so covered with rubber from landing aircraft, that the light precipitation made it very slick. Although nothing happened to me, I wonder if this had any part in the widebody transport going off the runway. With winter approaching, perhaps this and 26R, should have the rubber removed before it's too late for someone else. These are the only ones which really need the cleaning as they are used about 80 to 90 percent of the time for landing at den. It's easy to see the grooves of the runway are totally covered over with the rubber too. I hope this will help someone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER COMPAINS ABOUT SLIPPERY RUBBER COATED RWYS AT DEN.

Narrative: AFTER THE WDB, WHICH WENT OFF THE RWY AT DEN LAST MONTH, I WAS LNDG MY MDT, ON THE SAME RWY (26L), IN WET WX, AS WAS THE WDB AND I NOTICED THE NOSE WHEEL SLIP JUST AFTER T/D. I REALIZED THAT THE RWY IS SO COVERED WITH RUBBER FROM LNDG ACFT, THAT THE LIGHT PRECIPITATION MADE IT VERY SLICK. ALTHOUGH NOTHING HAPPENED TO ME, I WONDER IF THIS HAD ANY PART IN THE WDB GOING OFF THE RWY. WITH WINTER APCHING, PERHAPS THIS AND 26R, SHOULD HAVE THE RUBBER REMOVED BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE FOR SOMEONE ELSE. THESE ARE THE ONLY ONES WHICH REALLY NEED THE CLEANING AS THEY ARE USED ABOUT 80 TO 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME FOR LNDG AT DEN. IT'S EASY TO SEE THE GROOVES OF THE RWY ARE TOTALLY COVERED OVER WITH THE RUBBER TOO. I HOPE THIS WILL HELP SOMEONE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.