Cessna 525B Citation CJ3 Incident at Annecy Meythet (LX-WEB)

Flight Details and Initial Approach On December 8, 2017, a Cessna 525B Citation CJ3, registration LX-WEB, operated by Jetfly, departed Farnborough, England, at approximately 21:20 local time for Annecy Meythet. The flight was a non-commercial operation for the account of the owners, carrying a two-person crew and seven passengers. During the descent, the crew requested weather information from Lyon approach control. The reported conditions were initially compatible with the approach, with a visibility of 1,600 meters, which met the minimum of 1,500 meters for the RNAV 04 GNSS Z procedure. However, the Annecy Meythet controller informed the crew that the runway was wet and a snow shower was in progress, advising them to brake with caution. As the aircraft reached the decision altitude, neither pilot could see the runway lights. The crew aborted the approach and proceeded to the holding point at the NDB 'AT'. At 22:30, as precipitation decreased, the controller requested a friction test. The runway service operator reported poor braking action and estimated that runway treatment would take approximately 15 minutes. The crew, having fuel for about 30 minutes of holding, chose to begin a new approach rather than wait for the runway to be cleared. The controller authorized the RNAV 04 GNSS Y approach, reporting visibility had improved to 5,000 meters. The crew completed the approach checklist and began the final approach. The controller authorized the landing, reporting a wind of 220 degrees at 1 knot. The indicated airspeed was 135 knots with flaps in the landing position. In short final, the speed was 108 knots. The pilot flying (PF) set the engine power to idle and began the flare. The main landing gear touched the runway 310 meters after the displaced threshold. Two seconds later, the nose gear touched down, and the pilot monitoring (PM) set the flaps to the 'ground' position. The PF applied the brakes but reported no braking efficiency. The PM also applied the brakes without result. As the aircraft approached the end of the runway, near taxiway C, the PF determined the speed was too high and decided to intentionally exit the runway laterally to stop the aircraft. The PF applied the emergency brake and used the left rudder. The aircraft left the runway to the left and came to a stop in the dirt a few meters from the runway edge and 150 meters before the runway end.