Narrative:

Upon arrival at ptk, mi, the reported WX called for partially obscured and 3/4 mi visibility with snow showers. Knowing that the aircraft ahead of us did land, we continued with the approach. We broke out about 1700 ft MSL and made contact with runway 9R 2.3 mi out and landed on runway 9R. The fresh snow on the ground made it almost impossible to recognize txwys as well as any other airport signs. Due to aircraft on the approach behind us, as well as the tower asking if we had cleared the runway, and a snow removal truck to our l-hand on the taxiway, we had pictured in our minds from the airport diagram the promptest way out of the active runway was to continue straight ahead out runway 9R and a 45 degree turn to the left on runway 4. We taxied to the company where airport maintenance person came and told us that we had taxied through the end of runway 9R and that there is no taxiway or exit. Fortunately, there was no damage to any airport property or to the aircraft. We wanted to report this because it could help an unfamiliar airman operating at this airport under the previously mentioned conditions from doing the same mistake that happened to us. We realize we should have not allowed outside pressure to stop us from performing with safety, even if we had to stop on the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT FLC CROSSED RWY AT PTK WITHOUT PROPER CLRNC IN POOR VISIBILITY CONDITIONS WITH SNOW ON THE SURFACE.

Narrative: UPON ARR AT PTK, MI, THE RPTED WX CALLED FOR PARTIALLY OBSCURED AND 3/4 MI VISIBILITY WITH SNOW SHOWERS. KNOWING THAT THE ACFT AHEAD OF US DID LAND, WE CONTINUED WITH THE APCH. WE BROKE OUT ABOUT 1700 FT MSL AND MADE CONTACT WITH RWY 9R 2.3 MI OUT AND LANDED ON RWY 9R. THE FRESH SNOW ON THE GND MADE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO RECOGNIZE TXWYS AS WELL AS ANY OTHER ARPT SIGNS. DUE TO ACFT ON THE APCH BEHIND US, AS WELL AS THE TWR ASKING IF WE HAD CLRED THE RWY, AND A SNOW REMOVAL TRUCK TO OUR L-HAND ON THE TXWY, WE HAD PICTURED IN OUR MINDS FROM THE ARPT DIAGRAM THE PROMPTEST WAY OUT OF THE ACTIVE RWY WAS TO CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD OUT RWY 9R AND A 45 DEG TURN TO THE L ON RWY 4. WE TAXIED TO THE COMPANY WHERE ARPT MAINT PERSON CAME AND TOLD US THAT WE HAD TAXIED THROUGH THE END OF RWY 9R AND THAT THERE IS NO TXWY OR EXIT. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANY ARPT PROPERTY OR TO THE ACFT. WE WANTED TO RPT THIS BECAUSE IT COULD HELP AN UNFAMILIAR AIRMAN OPERATING AT THIS ARPT UNDER THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED CONDITIONS FROM DOING THE SAME MISTAKE THAT HAPPENED TO US. WE REALIZE WE SHOULD HAVE NOT ALLOWED OUTSIDE PRESSURE TO STOP US FROM PERFORMING WITH SAFETY, EVEN IF WE HAD TO STOP ON THE RWY.

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.