RPTR WAS NOT ADVISED THAT THE BRAKING ACTION WAS NIL AND SLID OFF THE RWY ON LNDG.
Synopsis
RPTR WAS NOT ADVISED THAT THE BRAKING ACTION WAS NIL AND SLID OFF THE RWY ON LNDG.
Narrative
ON THE MORNING OF FEB/TUE/94 WHILE LNDG AT MGY; DAYTON; OH; FOR THE PURPOSE OF BOARDING PAX TO CONDUCT A 135 FLT; THE ACFT SPUN APPROX 180 DEGS AND SLID OFF THE R SIDE OF THE RWY; BACKWARD. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR ARPT. THIS UNCTLED MANEUVER WAS CAUSED BY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 KTS. AND A RWY SURFACE COMPLETELY COVERED BY FREEZING RAIN. ALTHOUGH A COMPLETE BRIEFING HAD BEEN OBTAINED FROM DAYTON FLT SVC 30 MINS PRIOR TO THE EVENT; NO MENTION OF HAZARDOUS RWY CONDITIONS WAS OFFERED. THIS IS; OF COURSE; CONSISTENT WITH THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO OBSERVER STATIONED AT MGY. THE PROB WITH THIS EVENT IS THE FACT THAT AS SOON AS I REACHED A TELEPHONE IN THE FBO; I PHONED DAYTON FSS; SPEAKING TO MR. X; ASKING THEM TO ISSUE A NOTAM OR AT LEAST A PIREP FLT PRECAUTION ON THE RWY AT MGY; INFORMING MR. X THAT THE RWY WAS COVERED WITH FROZEN RAIN; BRAKING ACTION WAS '0' AND CONDITIONS WERE VERY HAZARDOUS. HE REPLIED THAT IT WOULD BE DONE. APPROX 90 MINS LATER; UPON RETURNING TO BASE OF OPS AT LUK; I RETRIEVED THE LATEST WX FOR DAYTON AND MGY. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF RWY CONDITIONS AT MGY! THE LCL FSDO IS NOW INVESTIGATING THE SIT; AND THERE IS NO RECORDED EVIDENCE; ACCORDING TO DAYTON FSS; THAT I EVER CALLED! I FEEL THAT SOMEONE AT FSS DROPPED THE BALL. MY QUESTION IS 'IS IT POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE ELSE; ANOTHER PLT PERHAPS; MAY HAVE RPTED THE RWY CONDITION AT MGY PRIOR TO MY BRIEFING AND THAT INFO AS WELL WAS NEGLECTED?' HAVING RECEIVED THAT INFO ON A TIMELY BASIS WOULD HAVE PREVENTED MY MISHAP!
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.