PA-34 pilot landed at unfamiliar airport and overran the runway end. Aircraft was then flown to home...

Attributes
ACN	742817
Time
Date	200706
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1740 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	742817
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway ground encounters other non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Completed cloud seeding mission and landed in front of cell to allow passage and a later return-to-base. Had never landed at this airport; and therefore; assumed it was comparable to all the other airports in the area at +/-5000 ft. Upon reaching the 'hump' in the middle of the runway; discovered the other part of the runway was not there; and overran the runway through the perimeter fencing; which was some 50 paces away and substantially downhill. With no phone and 5 hours to wait for someone to appear; I began clearing the rubble; inspected the aircraft in the dark; and it looked pretty good. Therefore; it eventually dawned on me to crank the engines; and if ok; taxi the aircraft to the ramp. Upon normal start and performance; I taxied back to the pavement. With everything in the green; a run up was performed and all system were 'go.' at that point; I decided to take off and return to base. The next morning; another inspection revealed more scrapes and dings and a blade that was q-tipped; but since during the previous flight there were no vibrations; no oil loss; etc; etc; I again flew the aircraft to the mechanic some 25 mins away.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA-34 PLT LANDED AT UNFAMILIAR ARPT AND OVERRAN THE RWY END. ACFT WAS THEN FLOWN TO HOME ARPT WHERE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED. ACFT WAS THEN FLOWN WITHOUT FERRY PERMIT TO A LOCATION FOR MAINT REPAIR.

Narrative: COMPLETED CLOUD SEEDING MISSION AND LANDED IN FRONT OF CELL TO ALLOW PASSAGE AND A LATER RETURN-TO-BASE. HAD NEVER LANDED AT THIS ARPT; AND THEREFORE; ASSUMED IT WAS COMPARABLE TO ALL THE OTHER ARPTS IN THE AREA AT +/-5000 FT. UPON REACHING THE 'HUMP' IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RWY; DISCOVERED THE OTHER PART OF THE RWY WAS NOT THERE; AND OVERRAN THE RWY THROUGH THE PERIMETER FENCING; WHICH WAS SOME 50 PACES AWAY AND SUBSTANTIALLY DOWNHILL. WITH NO PHONE AND 5 HRS TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO APPEAR; I BEGAN CLRING THE RUBBLE; INSPECTED THE ACFT IN THE DARK; AND IT LOOKED PRETTY GOOD. THEREFORE; IT EVENTUALLY DAWNED ON ME TO CRANK THE ENGS; AND IF OK; TAXI THE ACFT TO THE RAMP. UPON NORMAL START AND PERFORMANCE; I TAXIED BACK TO THE PAVEMENT. WITH EVERYTHING IN THE GREEN; A RUN UP WAS PERFORMED AND ALL SYS WERE 'GO.' AT THAT POINT; I DECIDED TO TAKE OFF AND RETURN TO BASE. THE NEXT MORNING; ANOTHER INSPECTION REVEALED MORE SCRAPES AND DINGS AND A BLADE THAT WAS Q-TIPPED; BUT SINCE DURING THE PREVIOUS FLT THERE WERE NO VIBRATIONS; NO OIL LOSS; ETC; ETC; I AGAIN FLEW THE ACFT TO THE MECH SOME 25 MINS AWAY.

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.

PA-34 pilot landed at unfamiliar airport and overran the runway end. Aircraft was then flown to home airport where damage was discovered. Aircraft was then flown without ferry permit to a location for maintenance repair.