Small aircraft has poor braking action on wet grass runway. Runs off end.

Attributes
ACN	247680
Time
Date	199307
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1g8
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 130 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	247680
Events
Anomaly	other 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 made a normal approach to landing and when I landed I got less than expected braking action (dew is a grass field). The airplane ran off the end of the runway at about 5-10 KTS. Looking back, I used up a little bit of runway when landing, probably because I was a little high. I should have done a go around, but at the time I felt I had plenty of room to stop the plane. But I did not get the braking action I expected.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS POOR BRAKING ACTION ON WET GRASS RWY. RUNS OFF END.

Narrative: I MADE A NORMAL APCH TO LNDG AND WHEN I LANDED I GOT LESS THAN EXPECTED BRAKING ACTION (DEW IS A GRASS FIELD). THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY AT ABOUT 5-10 KTS. LOOKING BACK, I USED UP A LITTLE BIT OF RWY WHEN LNDG, PROBABLY BECAUSE I WAS A LITTLE HIGH. I SHOULD HAVE DONE A GAR, BUT AT THE TIME I FELT I HAD PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP THE PLANE. BUT I DID NOT GET THE BRAKING ACTION I EXPECTED.

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.