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A heavy jet captain reported the end of runway 19L at sfo is not grooved; contrary to commercial chart information.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 890672 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Low Wing 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Check Pilot Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 2800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
Normal approach and landing runway 19L. A heavy rain shower had just passed over the airport but at the present time winds were calm; good visibility with no precipitation. IOE captain made a normal touchdown well within the touchdown zone and during roll out I noticed that the newly re-paved southern portion of 19L had a glossy appearance and upon further inspection; realized that the runway is mostly un-grooved. The [commercial chart] page says the runway is grooved but in the most critical part of the deceleration zone; it's actually not grooved and could easily lead to a hydroplaning over-run incident given the right circumstances. A little fast; long; with moderate to heavy rain could be an issue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A heavy jet Captain reported the end of Runway 19L at SFO is not grooved; contrary to commercial chart information.
Narrative: Normal approach and landing Runway 19L. A heavy rain shower had just passed over the airport but at the present time winds were calm; good visibility with no precipitation. IOE Captain made a normal touchdown well within the touchdown zone and during roll out I noticed that the newly re-paved southern portion of 19L had a glossy appearance and upon further inspection; realized that the runway is mostly un-grooved. The [commercial chart] page says the runway is grooved but in the most critical part of the deceleration zone; it's actually not grooved and could easily lead to a hydroplaning over-run incident given the right circumstances. A little fast; long; with moderate to heavy rain could be an issue.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.