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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Milwaukee, WI · March 1, 2017

Date: March 1, 2017 · 17:08 local
Place: Milwaukee, WI
Airport: Lawrence J Timmerman
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N34EH
Reported as: Piper PA-34-220T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total800 in this make and model82 in the last 90 days

N34EHRegistered now · Piper PA-34-220TS/N 3448031 · Built 1993 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-220T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was flying an approach to runway 4L expecting to circle to land. Visibility and ceiling went below circling minimums and ATC asked if runway 4L was acceptable. Pilot considered winds (310\12G20)and decided to land 4L using the RNAV LPV approach. Aircraft had accumulated some ice during flight so pilot decided to add 5 to 10 knots of airspeed to his normal approach speed. Pilot stated that he broke out at minimums, touched down before the runway intersection (halfway) and found braking action nil due to snow covered ice on the runway. Pilot was unable to stop before the runway end and skidded off impacting the runway end lights with both propellers.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 4L EXPECTING TO CIRCLE TO LAND. VISIBILITY AND CEILING WENT BELOW CIRCLING MINIMUMS AND ATC ASKED IF RUNWAY 4L WAS ACCEPTABLE. PILOT CONSIDERED WINDS (310\12G20)AND DECIDED TO LAND 4L USING THE RNAV LPV APPROACH. AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED SOME ICE DURING FLIGHT SO PILOT DECIDED TO ADD 5 TO 10 KNOTS OF AIRSPEED TO HIS NORMAL APPROACH SPEED. PILOT STATED THAT HE BROKE OUT AT MINIMUMS, TOUCHED DOWN BEFORE THE RUNWAY INTERSECTION (HALFWAY) AND FOUND BRAKING ACTION NIL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ICE ON THE RUNWAY. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE RUNWAY END AND SKIDDED OFF IMPACTING THE RUNWAY END LIGHTS WITH BOTH PROPELLERS.