WOODBINE, IA, USA
N2639C
CESSNA 182RG
PILOT CHECKED BRAKING ON ICY SOD RUNWAY BEFORE TAKEOFF AND IT SEEMED TO BE ALL RIGHT. UPON RETURNING TO LAND THE PILOT NOTICED A FARMER DRIVING CATTLE NEAR THE LANDING THRESHOLD SO HE DECIDED TO LAND LONG INSTEAD OF GOING AROUND. USING HALF FLAPS HE LANDED 835 FEET DOWN THE 2200 FOOT RUNWAY. AFTER LANDING HE DISCOVERED BRAKING WAS NOT HOLDING. HE BRACED HIMSELF AND SLID OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER A DIKE AND INTO A DITCH. THE ICY RUNWAY WAS PARTIALLYMELTED AND MORE SLIPPERY THAN IT HAD BEEN BEFORE TAKEOFF.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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