Incident Description
During the landing roll on a short, wet, sod runway, the pilot executed an intentional groundloop to avoid trees at the far end of the runway. The pilot reported that braking was ineffective during the landing. The right wing struck a ditch alongside the runway during the groundloop maneuver.
Pilot Actions
The pilot stated that the landing was performed with 30 degrees of flaps at an airspeed of 60 knots. The decision to groundloop was made to prevent the aircraft from running into trees at the runway's end.
Manufacturer Performance Data
According to the aircraft manufacturer's short field landing performance data, the total distance required for a short field landing on a dry grass runway with 30 degrees of flaps, power off, calm winds, and maximum braking is 1,465 feet.