Runway excursion due ice on runway.

Attributes
ACN	257866
Time
Date	199311
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : f54
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	257866
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A quick moving ice storm had covered the runway with ice about 5 mins after my departure. The precipitation over the runway cleared up, so I proceeded back to the airport before it could return. Ice had coated the runway to such an extent that directional and braking control were impossible. Aircraft exited runway to the side, where a crane and a bulldozer are usually parked. The equipment was gone for the holiday, lucky for me. The ice storm was much faster moving and worse than forecast. Flight service is not always too conservative on WX forecast. Runway became slick in only 5 mins. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states he was airborne about 8 mins when he could see WX change and turned back. Ice had formed in that short time. This was a repositioning flight with no passenger on board. FAA is investigating.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION DUE ICE ON RWY.

Narrative: A QUICK MOVING ICE STORM HAD COVERED THE RWY WITH ICE ABOUT 5 MINS AFTER MY DEP. THE PRECIPITATION OVER THE RWY CLRED UP, SO I PROCEEDED BACK TO THE ARPT BEFORE IT COULD RETURN. ICE HAD COATED THE RWY TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT DIRECTIONAL AND BRAKING CTL WERE IMPOSSIBLE. ACFT EXITED RWY TO THE SIDE, WHERE A CRANE AND A BULLDOZER ARE USUALLY PARKED. THE EQUIP WAS GONE FOR THE HOLIDAY, LUCKY FOR ME. THE ICE STORM WAS MUCH FASTER MOVING AND WORSE THAN FORECAST. FLT SVC IS NOT ALWAYS TOO CONSERVATIVE ON WX FORECAST. RWY BECAME SLICK IN ONLY 5 MINS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES HE WAS AIRBORNE ABOUT 8 MINS WHEN HE COULD SEE WX CHANGE AND TURNED BACK. ICE HAD FORMED IN THAT SHORT TIME. THIS WAS A REPOSITIONING FLT WITH NO PAX ON BOARD. FAA IS INVESTIGATING.

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.