Atx small aircraft landing on short icy runway at kwethluk, ak experiences runway excursion.

Attributes
ACN	137168
Time
Date	199002
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : kwt
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	137168
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Overflew airport. Identified active runway by reference to wind sock. Landed appropriate runway (1700' gravel). Runway conditions packed snow over gravel, recently plowed. Temperatures 33 degree F. First above freezing day in several weeks. After touchdown within 100' of threshold braking applied. When it became apparent that braking action not sufficient to stop aircraft, insufficient runway remained for go around. Pulled mixture at left opposite end of runway, engine dead. Propeller bent, nose gear collapsed, no structural damage or injury. Recent temperatures above freezing created glazed ice. Braking action nil. Used short field approach. Landed full flaps at 76 indicated. Believe airport should have been properly closed if qualified persons had been available to make evaluation prior to use that day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX SMA LNDG ON SHORT ICY RWY AT KWETHLUK, AK EXPERIENCES RWY EXCURSION.

Narrative: OVERFLEW ARPT. IDENTIFIED ACTIVE RWY BY REFERENCE TO WIND SOCK. LANDED APPROPRIATE RWY (1700' GRAVEL). RWY CONDITIONS PACKED SNOW OVER GRAVEL, RECENTLY PLOWED. TEMPERATURES 33 DEG F. FIRST ABOVE FREEZING DAY IN SEVERAL WEEKS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN WITHIN 100' OF THRESHOLD BRAKING APPLIED. WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT BRAKING ACTION NOT SUFFICIENT TO STOP ACFT, INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINED FOR GO AROUND. PULLED MIXTURE AT LEFT OPPOSITE END OF RWY, ENGINE DEAD. PROPELLER BENT, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OR INJURY. RECENT TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING CREATED GLAZED ICE. BRAKING ACTION NIL. USED SHORT FIELD APCH. LANDED FULL FLAPS AT 76 INDICATED. BELIEVE ARPT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROPERLY CLOSED IF QUALIFIED PERSONS HAD BEEN AVAILABLE TO MAKE EVALUATION PRIOR TO USE THAT DAY.

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.