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Kankakee, IL
THE PLT OVERRAN RWY 22 AFTER LANDING DOWNWIND DURING INTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. FSS HAD ADVISED THE PLT OF A NOTAM THAT RWY 4 ILS WAS OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION.HOWEVER, ANOTHER ACFT WHICH LANDED ON RWY 4 ABOUT 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT LEARNED THROUGH UNICOM THAT THE ILS HAD BEEN REOPENED BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION HAD BEEN HALTED. THIS ACFT HAD ALSO REPORTED TO CHICAGO FSS THAT BRAKING ACTION WAS NIL. THE PLT OF N9843Y WAS ADVISED OF THE POOR BRAKING ACTION BUT HAD NOT CONTACTED KANKAKEE UNICOM FOR LOCAL ADVISORIES.
THE PLT OVERRAN RWY 22 AFTER LANDING DOWNWIND DURING INTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. FSS HAD ADVISED THE PLT OF A NOTAM THAT RWY 4 ILS WAS OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION.HOWEVER, ANOTHER ACFT WHICH LANDED ON RWY 4 ABOUT 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT LEARNED THROUGH UNICOM THAT THE ILS HAD BEEN REOPENED BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION HAD BEEN HALTED. THIS ACFT HAD ALSO REPORTED TO CHICAGO FSS THAT BRAKING ACTION WAS NIL. THE PLT OF N9843Y WAS ADVISED OF THE POOR BRAKING ACTION BUT HAD NOT CONTACTED KANKAKEE UNICOM FOR LOCAL ADVISORIES.