PLT OF AN SMT TWIN LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING LNDG DUE TO NIL BRAKING ACTION ON AN ICY RWY AND TOO HIGH AND FAST DURING TOUCHDOWN.
Synopsis
PLT OF AN SMT TWIN LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING LNDG DUE TO NIL BRAKING ACTION ON AN ICY RWY AND TOO HIGH AND FAST DURING TOUCHDOWN.
Narrative
ON IFR FLT PLAN TO LAND AT APA; I WAS GIVEN A STEEP DSCNT PROFILE FROM FL190 TO ILS RWY 35R AT APA. DURING CONTINUAL DSCNT OF UP TO 2000 FPM; I WAS FAST DURING THE FINAL PHASE OF THE APCH. I LANDED LONG AND FOUND THAT THE RWY SURFACE WAS ICY SO THAT BRAKING ONLY LED TO INSTANT SLIDING. THEREFORE; I WAS UNABLE TO USE BRAKES AND ROLLED OFF THE END OF THE RWY ONTO THE SOD; WHICH WAS FROZEN. I WAS NOT ROLLING VERY FAST AND SO MADE A WIDE 180 DEG TURN AND TAXIED BACK ONTO THE RWY AND EXITED AT THE NEAREST TXWY. I RPTED BRAKING TO BE NIL. NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO EITHER ACFT OR ARPT FACILITY. I MUST HAVE BEEN THE FIRST LNDG AFTER THE STORM BECAUSE ATC DID NOT MENTION BRAKING. AS A PLT OF A PISTON TWIN; I OFTEN WISH THAT ATC WOULD NOT GIVE SUCH STEEP DSCNT PROFILES BECAUSE OF NECESSARY CARE AND ATTN NEEDED FOR SOME ENGS. FOR MY PART; I COULD HAVE GONE AROUND BUT THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED A MISSED APCH AND I ALREADY HAD THE RWY VISUALLY. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE; BUT I OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT IN SPD AND DISTANCE LIMITS; GIVEN THE RWY CONDITIONS.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.