A small transport jet pilot landed at sbm and was not notified about the nil braking conditions by A...

Attributes
ACN	818763
Time
Date	200901
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	SBM.Airport
State Reference	WI
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Person 2
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 4700 Flight Crew Type 310
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Other Runway Ice

Narrative:

After a normal descent and ILS approach on runway 21 I landed at sbm airport with a 20 knot right crosswind. Shortly after touchdown I realized the entire airport property was covered with 1/4 inch of glare ice. Braking action was nil and aircraft could only be controlled with rudder; speed brakes and differential use of thrust reversers. The ice was not visible on final because of overcast conditions. Local FBO personnel told us of 'ice' on short final but this did not nearly describe the severity of the situation. The previous night's rain had frozen a couple hours before and runways were left untreated. I was able to bring aircraft safely to a stop; however; I could not taxi off runway to ramp area. Notified mke approach of situation and was towed to ramp. There were no NOTAMS issued; no information on ASOS; and no information from mke approach regarding airport condition. Would recommend the airport authority treat runways promptly or close airport in such conditions while notifying pilots thru NOTAM system; ASOS; or approach controllers to prevent a serious accident in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A small transport jet pilot landed at SBM and was not notified about the nil braking conditions by ATC or NOTAM. After a successful landing the aircraft was towed from the runway.

Narrative: After a normal descent and ILS approach on runway 21 I landed at SBM airport with a 20 knot right crosswind. Shortly after touchdown I realized the entire airport property was covered with 1/4 inch of glare ice. Braking action was nil and aircraft could only be controlled with rudder; speed brakes and differential use of thrust reversers. The ice was not visible on final because of overcast conditions. Local FBO personnel told us of 'ice' on short final but this did not nearly describe the severity of the situation. The previous night's rain had frozen a couple hours before and runways were left untreated. I was able to bring aircraft safely to a stop; however; I could not taxi off runway to ramp area. Notified MKE approach of situation and was towed to ramp. There were no NOTAMS issued; no information on ASOS; and no information from MKE approach regarding airport condition. Would recommend the airport authority treat runways promptly or close airport in such conditions while notifying pilots thru NOTAM system; ASOS; or approach controllers to prevent a serious accident in the future.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A small transport jet pilot landed at sbm and was not notified about the nil braking conditions by ATC or NOTAM. After a successful landing the aircraft was towed from the runway.