Landed downwind on a slick runway and slid off the end.

Attributes
ACN	198337
Time
Date	199112
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tdw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	198337
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was holding at the OM at ama due to the WX being below mins because of the fog. I held for approximately 30-45 mins. The reason I held for this long was the fog was clearing from west to east and the city of amarillo was clear VFR. Tradewind airport was about to go VFR and I decided to land there when it did to save on fuel since the fog was clearing very slow. Each time I went around in the hold I was looking for tradewind to go VFR. When it did I cancelled IFR and proceeded visually to the airport. It looked like the fog was going to come back over tradewind so I decided to land on runway 5 to expedite my landing. This approach gave me a slight quartering tailwind. Combined with the short runway and the fact I was high made for a bad combination. However, I have a considerable amount of lndgs on runways half the length of 5 in a comparable aircraft, and felt I could compensate for it. What I did not take into consideration was the runway was very slick, and when I touched down I have very little braking action. By the time I realized that I was not going to stop in time I felt I was going too slow to make a go around. I ended up running off the end of the end of the runway. Luckily it was relatively smooth and there was no damage sustained to either the airplane or the runway environment. I taxied to parking and inspected the airplane and saw there was no damage, waited for 10 or 15 mins and took off for ama.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LANDED DOWNWIND ON A SLICK RWY AND SLID OFF THE END.

Narrative: I WAS HOLDING AT THE OM AT AMA DUE TO THE WX BEING BELOW MINS BECAUSE OF THE FOG. I HELD FOR APPROX 30-45 MINS. THE REASON I HELD FOR THIS LONG WAS THE FOG WAS CLRING FROM W TO E AND THE CITY OF AMARILLO WAS CLR VFR. TRADEWIND ARPT WAS ABOUT TO GO VFR AND I DECIDED TO LAND THERE WHEN IT DID TO SAVE ON FUEL SINCE THE FOG WAS CLRING VERY SLOW. EACH TIME I WENT AROUND IN THE HOLD I WAS LOOKING FOR TRADEWIND TO GO VFR. WHEN IT DID I CANCELLED IFR AND PROCEEDED VISUALLY TO THE ARPT. IT LOOKED LIKE THE FOG WAS GOING TO COME BACK OVER TRADEWIND SO I DECIDED TO LAND ON RWY 5 TO EXPEDITE MY LNDG. THIS APCH GAVE ME A SLIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND. COMBINED WITH THE SHORT RWY AND THE FACT I WAS HIGH MADE FOR A BAD COMBINATION. HOWEVER, I HAVE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF LNDGS ON RWYS HALF THE LENGTH OF 5 IN A COMPARABLE ACFT, AND FELT I COULD COMPENSATE FOR IT. WHAT I DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WAS THE RWY WAS VERY SLICK, AND WHEN I TOUCHED DOWN I HAVE VERY LITTLE BRAKING ACTION. BY THE TIME I REALIZED THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO STOP IN TIME I FELT I WAS GOING TOO SLOW TO MAKE A GAR. I ENDED UP RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE END OF THE RWY. LUCKILY IT WAS RELATIVELY SMOOTH AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO EITHER THE AIRPLANE OR THE RWY ENVIRONMENT. I TAXIED TO PARKING AND INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE AND SAW THERE WAS NO DAMAGE, WAITED FOR 10 OR 15 MINS AND TOOK OFF FOR AMA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.