Narrative:

While flying as copilot on a descent to ptk airport, the left engine fire warning illuminated. The engine was secured according to the fire-in-flight checklist. The available landing options were evaluated, and it was decided to land at ptk in favor of the prevailing winds, WX, and a 'good' braking action report from an LR25. We performed a single engine ILS approach in accordance with the flight manual and company procedures. The runway became visible at 400 ft AGL and the aircraft was slowed for landing. It was clear to see what looked like snow on the runway. Braking and reverse engine procedures were used to slow the aircraft, but the condition of the runway only allowed poor to nil braking action. When reverse was used on the right engine, the aircraft veered to the right and left brake combined with left steering could not hold the aircraft on the runway. The captain alternated steering, brakes, and reverse in an attempt to slow the aircraft. The aircraft could not be stopped and rolled past the end of the runway and struck a VASI light box with the right propeller. The right engine was then secured and the aircraft came to a stop. The crew secured the airplane and deboarded. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter was flying a CV580 when he had a fire warning on the left engine. The flight crew decided to land at their destination, also the nearest airport, ptk when an LR25 that had just landed reported good braking action. The crew was further assured when the tower reported a temperature increase to well above freezing. However, as the aircraft broke out of the clouds, the crew realized that the runway was completely covered with packed snow. When they attempted to use effective reverse on the right engine they almost lost directional control. They were unable to stop on the runway surface and after departing the runway end the right engine and propeller struck a VASI installation causing considerable damage to both necessitating an engine and propeller change. The left engine fire warning loop was found to be faulty and it was changed. There were no injuries to the flight crew or others. The FAA investigated and found no fault with the flight crew or the company.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX FREIGHTER FLC GETS A FIRE WARNING ON THE L ENG DURING DSCNT AND PERFORMS AN ENG SHUTDOWN AND CONTINUES TO A LNDG, BUT DUE TO POOR TO NIL BRAKING ACTION ARE UNABLE TO STOP ON THE RWY. THEY STRIKE A VASI LIGHT TWR WITH THE R ENG AND PROP BEFORE STOPPING. NO INJURIES.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING AS COPLT ON A DSCNT TO PTK ARPT, THE L ENG FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE ENG WAS SECURED ACCORDING TO THE FIRE-IN-FLT CHKLIST. THE AVAILABLE LNDG OPTIONS WERE EVALUATED, AND IT WAS DECIDED TO LAND AT PTK IN FAVOR OF THE PREVAILING WINDS, WX, AND A 'GOOD' BRAKING ACTION RPT FROM AN LR25. WE PERFORMED A SINGLE ENG ILS APCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLT MANUAL AND COMPANY PROCS. THE RWY BECAME VISIBLE AT 400 FT AGL AND THE ACFT WAS SLOWED FOR LNDG. IT WAS CLR TO SEE WHAT LOOKED LIKE SNOW ON THE RWY. BRAKING AND REVERSE ENG PROCS WERE USED TO SLOW THE ACFT, BUT THE CONDITION OF THE RWY ONLY ALLOWED POOR TO NIL BRAKING ACTION. WHEN REVERSE WAS USED ON THE R ENG, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE R AND L BRAKE COMBINED WITH L STEERING COULD NOT HOLD THE ACFT ON THE RWY. THE CAPT ALTERNATED STEERING, BRAKES, AND REVERSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE ACFT. THE ACFT COULD NOT BE STOPPED AND ROLLED PAST THE END OF THE RWY AND STRUCK A VASI LIGHT BOX WITH THE R PROP. THE R ENG WAS THEN SECURED AND THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP. THE CREW SECURED THE AIRPLANE AND DEBOARDED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR WAS FLYING A CV580 WHEN HE HAD A FIRE WARNING ON THE L ENG. THE FLC DECIDED TO LAND AT THEIR DEST, ALSO THE NEAREST ARPT, PTK WHEN AN LR25 THAT HAD JUST LANDED RPTED GOOD BRAKING ACTION. THE CREW WAS FURTHER ASSURED WHEN THE TWR RPTED A TEMP INCREASE TO WELL ABOVE FREEZING. HOWEVER, AS THE ACFT BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS, THE CREW REALIZED THAT THE RWY WAS COMPLETELY COVERED WITH PACKED SNOW. WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO USE EFFECTIVE REVERSE ON THE R ENG THEY ALMOST LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL. THEY WERE UNABLE TO STOP ON THE RWY SURFACE AND AFTER DEPARTING THE RWY END THE R ENG AND PROP STRUCK A VASI INSTALLATION CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO BOTH NECESSITATING AN ENG AND PROP CHANGE. THE L ENG FIRE WARNING LOOP WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND IT WAS CHANGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE FLC OR OTHERS. THE FAA INVESTIGATED AND FOUND NO FAULT WITH THE FLC OR THE COMPANY.

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.