Narrative:

I was the PF on flight scheduled passenger service from toronto international to syracuse, ny, in aircraft, a turboprop commuter. After standard before landing and approach briefing, we made a normal ILS approach to runway 28 in syracuse. ATIS WX reported at XA41Z was minus X 11 overcast 1/2 sf surface visibility 1/4 variable 3/4 (wind 290 degrees at 17 KTS gusting 32 KTS). On our approach, controller advised current visibility was 1/2 mi the minimums for approach procedure used. Runway environment was in sight at 1000 ft AGL. We continued for a normal landing, but due to blowing snow obscuring visibility, we were only able to see approximately 2 runway lights ahead of us, all runway markings were covered with snow and ice. We decelerated to a taxi speed of about 5 mph and began shallow turn towards blue taxi lights that were dimly visible. While heading towards space between lights we saw edge of runway. I applied brakes, but could not stop due to ice patch. Nosewheel skidded a couple of ft off of runway into a snow bank. Passenger were deplaned and bussed to the terminal. Plane was then successfully extricated from snow bank using company tug. Aircraft then taxied to terminal ramp. On inspection, nosewheel was found to be flat. No other damage to aircraft incurred. There were no injuries to passenger or crew. The causes of this incident were extremely poor visibility and poor braking due to WX conditions at the time. In my opinion there was no action we could have taken to avoid situation.

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Title: AFTER LNDG IN REDUCED VISIBILITY, LTT TAXIED OFF RWY WHEN FLC COULDN'T FIND TAXI STRIP. RWY EXCURSION.

Narrative: I WAS THE PF ON FLT SCHEDULED PAX SVC FROM TORONTO INTL TO SYRACUSE, NY, IN ACFT, A TURBOPROP COMMUTER. AFTER STANDARD BEFORE LNDG AND APCH BRIEFING, WE MADE A NORMAL ILS APCH TO RWY 28 IN SYRACUSE. ATIS WX RPTED AT XA41Z WAS MINUS X 11 OVCST 1/2 SF SURFACE VISIBILITY 1/4 VARIABLE 3/4 (WIND 290 DEGS AT 17 KTS GUSTING 32 KTS). ON OUR APCH, CTLR ADVISED CURRENT VISIBILITY WAS 1/2 MI THE MINIMUMS FOR APCH PROC USED. RWY ENVIRONMENT WAS IN SIGHT AT 1000 FT AGL. WE CONTINUED FOR A NORMAL LNDG, BUT DUE TO BLOWING SNOW OBSCURING VISIBILITY, WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO SEE APPROX 2 RWY LIGHTS AHEAD OF US, ALL RWY MARKINGS WERE COVERED WITH SNOW AND ICE. WE DECELERATED TO A TAXI SPD OF ABOUT 5 MPH AND BEGAN SHALLOW TURN TOWARDS BLUE TAXI LIGHTS THAT WERE DIMLY VISIBLE. WHILE HDG TOWARDS SPACE BTWN LIGHTS WE SAW EDGE OF RWY. I APPLIED BRAKES, BUT COULD NOT STOP DUE TO ICE PATCH. NOSEWHEEL SKIDDED A COUPLE OF FT OFF OF RWY INTO A SNOW BANK. PAX WERE DEPLANED AND BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL. PLANE WAS THEN SUCCESSFULLY EXTRICATED FROM SNOW BANK USING COMPANY TUG. ACFT THEN TAXIED TO TERMINAL RAMP. ON INSPECTION, NOSEWHEEL WAS FOUND TO BE FLAT. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO ACFT INCURRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PAX OR CREW. THE CAUSES OF THIS INCIDENT WERE EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITY AND POOR BRAKING DUE TO WX CONDITIONS AT THE TIME. IN MY OPINION THERE WAS NO ACTION WE COULD HAVE TAKEN TO AVOID SIT.

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.