Narrative:

As we started the approach to runway 6 at green bay we received an approach control breaking action report of 'fair to poor.' upon landing the aircraft decelerated normally to approximately 80 KTS. At that point we experienced rapidly diminishing brake effectiveness. That coupled with a crosswind caused the aircraft to turn to the right (the tail swung slowly around to the left). In an attempt to keep the aircraft on the runway I applied additional reverse thrust. In one continuous motion the aircraft made approximately a 150 degree turn while moving backward at the end of the turn due to my thrust input. It came to rest on the runway approximately 1000' from the end. I tested its taxi capability which was acceptable at first. Ultimately I determined that a sand truck was needed. The truck was called and we taxied to the gate uneventfully. Since there was a possibility that the nose gear had departed the runway, however briefly, I elected to indicate the same in the logbook to ensure that it would be looked at. It is of great concern to us that the braking action we found was not the braking action which was reported. We would not have been placed in this situation if the report had been accurate and or the runway had been sanded prior to our arrival. We understand that later arriving aircraft had no problem on the sanded runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG LANDING ON ICY RWY WITH XWIND LOOSES CONTROL AND SLIDES THROUGH 150 DEG TURN ON RWY.

Narrative: AS WE STARTED THE APCH TO RWY 6 AT GREEN BAY WE RECEIVED AN APCH CONTROL BREAKING ACTION REPORT OF 'FAIR TO POOR.' UPON LANDING THE ACFT DECELERATED NORMALLY TO APPROX 80 KTS. AT THAT POINT WE EXPERIENCED RAPIDLY DIMINISHING BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. THAT COUPLED WITH A XWIND CAUSED THE ACFT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT (THE TAIL SWUNG SLOWLY AROUND TO THE LEFT). IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE ACFT ON THE RWY I APPLIED ADDITIONAL REVERSE THRUST. IN ONE CONTINUOUS MOTION THE ACFT MADE APPROX A 150 DEG TURN WHILE MOVING BACKWARD AT THE END OF THE TURN DUE TO MY THRUST INPUT. IT CAME TO REST ON THE RWY APPROX 1000' FROM THE END. I TESTED ITS TAXI CAPABILITY WHICH WAS ACCEPTABLE AT FIRST. ULTIMATELY I DETERMINED THAT A SAND TRUCK WAS NEEDED. THE TRUCK WAS CALLED AND WE TAXIED TO THE GATE UNEVENTFULLY. SINCE THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD DEPARTED THE RWY, HOWEVER BRIEFLY, I ELECTED TO INDICATE THE SAME IN THE LOGBOOK TO ENSURE THAT IT WOULD BE LOOKED AT. IT IS OF GREAT CONCERN TO US THAT THE BRAKING ACTION WE FOUND WAS NOT THE BRAKING ACTION WHICH WAS REPORTED. WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THIS SITUATION IF THE REPORT HAD BEEN ACCURATE AND OR THE RWY HAD BEEN SANDED PRIOR TO OUR ARRIVAL. WE UNDERSTAND THAT LATER ARRIVING ACFT HAD NO PROBLEM ON THE SANDED RWY.

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