What happened
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(-23) N234UM executed VOR 32 approach to anj (sanderson field), they exited the clouds into VMC, wind was reported as 090 degrees at 6 KTS., a slight quartering tailwind. Braking action was reported as nil, and so stated on a NOTAM for anj, UNICOM also reported the braking as nil and the crew received this report and discussed it. Runway 32 is 5235 feet long, at the end is a fence and a steep slope that levels off 60 feet below the runway. The a/c touched down in the first third of the runway, the crew had some difficulty controlling the a/c on the icy runway, as they passed the midpoint of the runway they realized that they could not stop. They then attempted to take-off but there was insufficient runway left. After travelling off the end of the runway 32, they traveled through approx. 50 feet of packed snow that had been plowed off the runway. This decelerated the a/c before it went over the embankment and prevented a much more serious accident. A/c was destroyed. The a/c was not equipped with anti-skid or reverse. (-19)on February 26, 2001, at 1030 EST, a Cessna 500, N234UM, operated by an airline transport pilot, sustained substantial damage when during landing, the airplane departed the end of runway 32 (5,235 feet by 100 feet, ice-covered asphalt) at the Sault Ste Marie municipal-sanderson airport (anj) Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, and subsequently encountered terrain. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The medical "lifeguard" flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 135. An instrument flight rules plan was on file from the willow run airport, ypsilanti, Michigan, to Sault ste. Marie. The pilot, second pilot, and two medical technicians on board the airplane reported no injuries. In his statement to a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, the fixed base operator (FBO) briefer at Sault Ste Marie airport said that he talked to the pilot on the radio before the pilot attempted to alnd. The FBO briefer told the pilot that the runway was ice-covered and that there was no braking action. The FAA inspector examined the airplane at the accident site. The airplane was found at the bottom of small cliff, approx. 300 feet nw of the departure end of runway 32. The airplane's forward pressure bulkhead was bent aft. The airplane's left wing leading edge was bent inward, and the airplane's nose gear was broken aft. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the airplane's engines and other systems revealed no anomalies. A notice to airman, published February 15, 2001, and in effect at the time of the accident, stated for anj, "icy runway, nil braking".
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N234UM EXECUTED VOR 32 APPROACH TO ANJ (SANDERSON FIELD), THEY EXITED THE CLOUDS INTO VMC, WIND WAS REPORTED AS 090 DEGREES AT 6 KTS., A SLIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND. BRAKING ACTION WAS REPORTED AS NIL, AND SO STATED ON A NOTAM FOR ANJ, UNICOM ALSO REPORTED THE BRAKING AS NIL AND THE CREW RECEIVED THIS REPORT AND DISCUSSED IT. RUNWAY 32 IS 5235 FEET LONG, AT THE END IS A FENCE AND A STEEP SLOPE THAT LEVELS OFF 60 FEET BELOW THE RUNWAY. THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FIRST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY, THE CREW HAD SOME DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE A/C ON THE ICY RUNWAY, AS THEY PASSED THE MIDPOINT OF THE RUNWAY THEY REALIZED THAT THEY COULD NOT STOP. THEY THEN ATTEMPTED TO TAKE-OFF BUT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY LEFT. AFTER TRAVELLING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY 32, THEY TRAVELED THROUGH APPROX. 50 FEET OF PACKED SNOW THAT HAD BEEN PLOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. THIS DECELERATED THE A/C BEFORE IT WENT OVER THE EMBANKMENT AND PREVENTED A MUCH MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. A/C WAS DESTROYED. THE A/C WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-SKID OR REVERSE. (-19)ON FEBRUARY 26, 2001, AT 1030 EST, A CESSNA 500, N234UM, OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN DURING LANDING, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE END OF RUNWAY 32 (5,235 FEET BY 100 FEET, ICE-COVERED ASPHALT) AT THE SAULT STE MARIE MUNICIPAL-SANDERSON AIRPORT (ANJ) SAULT STE MARIE, MICHIGAN, AND SUBSEQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED TERRAIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE MEDICAL "LIFEGUARD" FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 135. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES PLAN WAS ON FILE FROM THE WILLOW RUN AIRPORT, YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN, TO SAULT STE. MARIE. THE PILOT, SECOND PILOT, AND TWO MEDICAL TECHNICIANS ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE REPORTED NO INJURIES. IN HIS STATEMENT TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR (FBO) BRIEFER AT SAULT STE MARIE AIRPORT SAID THAT HE TALKED TO THE PILOT ON THE RADIO BEFORE THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ALND. THE FBO BRIEFER TOLD THE PILOT THAT THE RUNWAY WAS ICE-COVERED AND THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. THE FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF SMALL CLIFF, APPROX. 300 FEET NW OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 32. THE AIRPLANE'S FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD WAS BENT AFT. THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING LEADING EDGE WAS BENT INWARD, AND THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN AFT. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINES AND OTHER SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. A NOTICE TO AIRMAN, PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 15, 2001, AND IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, STATED FOR ANJ, "ICY RUNWAY, NIL BRAKING".
NTSB investigation
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