Pilot of an atx beech 90, king air, lost control of the aircraft during landing roll due to an icy r...

Attributes
ACN	426805
Time
Date	199901
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cgf
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	426805
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While landing a BE90 at cgf in fog and ice temperature -3 degrees C I was advised by ZOB that the tower was closed and the last reported braking report was good by a truck. After landing the braking action was nil. Reverse thrust was problematic due to a sticking right brake. I elected to let the aircraft roll rather use reverse thrust. Upon reaching the end of the runway I applied brakes fully and slid 10 ft off the runway into the grass. Upon exiting the aircraft it was extremely difficult to walk on the icy pavement. Line service stated an ice fog condition rolled in after the tower closed and iced over everything. 2 factors led to this occurrence: 1) an inadequate and incorrect surface condition report. 2) brakes that are adequate on good surfaces are not on icy surfaces. Additionally, single pilot, IFR at night after 14 hours of duty time is not proper even for part 91 operations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN ATX BEECH 90, KING AIR, LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING LNDG ROLL DUE TO AN ICY RWY RESULTING IN SKIDDING OFF THE END OF THE RWY INTO THE GRASS.

Narrative: WHILE LNDG A BE90 AT CGF IN FOG AND ICE TEMP -3 DEGS C I WAS ADVISED BY ZOB THAT THE TWR WAS CLOSED AND THE LAST RPTED BRAKING RPT WAS GOOD BY A TRUCK. AFTER LNDG THE BRAKING ACTION WAS NIL. REVERSE THRUST WAS PROBLEMATIC DUE TO A STICKING R BRAKE. I ELECTED TO LET THE ACFT ROLL RATHER USE REVERSE THRUST. UPON REACHING THE END OF THE RWY I APPLIED BRAKES FULLY AND SLID 10 FT OFF THE RWY INTO THE GRASS. UPON EXITING THE ACFT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO WALK ON THE ICY PAVEMENT. LINE SVC STATED AN ICE FOG CONDITION ROLLED IN AFTER THE TWR CLOSED AND ICED OVER EVERYTHING. 2 FACTORS LED TO THIS OCCURRENCE: 1) AN INADEQUATE AND INCORRECT SURFACE CONDITION RPT. 2) BRAKES THAT ARE ADEQUATE ON GOOD SURFACES ARE NOT ON ICY SURFACES. ADDITIONALLY, SINGLE PLT, IFR AT NIGHT AFTER 14 HRS OF DUTY TIME IS NOT PROPER EVEN FOR PART 91 OPS.

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.

Pilot of an atx beech 90, king air, lost control of the aircraft during landing roll due to an icy runway resulting in skidding off the end of the runway into the grass.