Runway excursion after air carrier medium large transport lands on snow covered runway.

Attributes
ACN	229676
Time
Date	199212
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ida
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 18150 flight time type : 11300
ASRS Report	229676
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight dispatched philadelphia to slc. Slc WX went below minimums when GS went out. Started to divert to hill AFB, but WX went below minimums. Low on fuel, flight control advised to divert to ida. However, ida operations had advised flight control that field conditions were poor on ramp and runway (we were never notified of this). On approaching ida, visibility dropped to 1 mi, with braking action reported poor by small transport. However, this report was 2 hours old, unknown to us. After normal approach and landing at 1000 ft touchdown point, used maximum reverse and maximum braking, landing with 4500 pounds of fuel. Aircraft was hardly moving at end of runway with maximum reverse and braking, but could not make turn onto taxiway. Nosewheel slid off taxiway, main gear remained on taxiway. Passenger off loaded, aircraft towed to gate. Problem causes: faulty WX forecast, not advised of field conditions for alternate, and not given updated braking report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION AFTER ACR MLG LANDS ON SNOW COVERED RWY.

Narrative: FLT DISPATCHED PHILADELPHIA TO SLC. SLC WX WENT BELOW MINIMUMS WHEN GS WENT OUT. STARTED TO DIVERT TO HILL AFB, BUT WX WENT BELOW MINIMUMS. LOW ON FUEL, FLT CTL ADVISED TO DIVERT TO IDA. HOWEVER, IDA OPS HAD ADVISED FLT CTL THAT FIELD CONDITIONS WERE POOR ON RAMP AND RWY (WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS). ON APCHING IDA, VISIBILITY DROPPED TO 1 MI, WITH BRAKING ACTION RPTED POOR BY SMT. HOWEVER, THIS RPT WAS 2 HRS OLD, UNKNOWN TO US. AFTER NORMAL APCH AND LNDG AT 1000 FT TOUCHDOWN POINT, USED MAX REVERSE AND MAX BRAKING, LNDG WITH 4500 LBS OF FUEL. ACFT WAS HARDLY MOVING AT END OF RWY WITH MAX REVERSE AND BRAKING, BUT COULD NOT MAKE TURN ONTO TXWY. NOSEWHEEL SLID OFF TXWY, MAIN GEAR REMAINED ON TXWY. PAX OFF LOADED, ACFT TOWED TO GATE. PROB CAUSES: FAULTY WX FORECAST, NOT ADVISED OF FIELD CONDITIONS FOR ALTERNATE, AND NOT GIVEN UPDATED BRAKING RPT.

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