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C525 pilot elected to land 'at own risk' on an icy runway which ATC had closed for fear of poor braking action. The pilot experienced no problems; but would have flown through freezing rain to his alternate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1418162 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citationjet (C525/C526) - CJ I / II / III / IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 3900 Flight Crew Type 2500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
Pilot was cleared to land 'at pilots own risk' on runway xy. Runway xy was closed due to concern over braking action due to ice on runway. Landing was made with no issue as braking action was adequate.pilot deemed runway xy to be safest runway to land on because; airport is familiar; tower and ground crew were relaying conditions; freezing rain in the area would have to be flown through if attempting an alternate; and nearby airports' real time conditions were unknown.pilot is unsure if any violation was committed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C525 pilot elected to land 'at own risk' on an icy runway which ATC had closed for fear of poor braking action. The pilot experienced no problems; but would have flown through freezing rain to his alternate.
Narrative: Pilot was cleared to land 'at pilots own risk' on runway XY. Runway XY was closed due to concern over braking action due to ice on runway. Landing was made with no issue as braking action was adequate.Pilot deemed Runway XY to be safest runway to land on because; airport is familiar; tower and ground crew were relaying conditions; freezing rain in the area would have to be flown through if attempting an alternate; and nearby airports' real time conditions were unknown.Pilot is unsure if any violation was committed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.