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Pilot of an small transport atx aircraft lost control of the aircraft during landing rollout when the aircraft hit a snow bank on the side of the runway resulting in damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 259858 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199312 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : uca |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 1630 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 259858 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
My accident occurred during the landing rollout. Utica was currently reporting poor braking action and snow covered runways. I was given the ILS to runway 33 and the winds around 9 KTS from the west. Due to the reported winds and icy conditions, I chose to land aircraft left of center,in my mind believing I was being extra cautious. I touched down south of the 27 (intersection) and upon crossing, my left main struck a 3 ft high snow pile. The aircraft received a fair amount of damage. The snow pile was man made and extended down the runway for a few thousand ft. It was 33 ft inside the runway lights. The snow piled in the runway was not in the NOTAMS, ATIS, and tower had no knowledge of it. Though the entire runway should have been available to me according to my information, I now understand the danger that may exist when landing anywhere but on the center.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT ATX ACFT LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING LNDG ROLLOUT WHEN THE ACFT HIT A SNOW BANK ON THE SIDE OF THE RWY RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.
Narrative: MY ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE LNDG ROLLOUT. UTICA WAS CURRENTLY RPTING POOR BRAKING ACTION AND SNOW COVERED RWYS. I WAS GIVEN THE ILS TO RWY 33 AND THE WINDS AROUND 9 KTS FROM THE W. DUE TO THE RPTED WINDS AND ICY CONDITIONS, I CHOSE TO LAND ACFT LEFT OF CTR,IN MY MIND BELIEVING I WAS BEING EXTRA CAUTIOUS. I TOUCHED DOWN S OF THE 27 (INTXN) AND UPON XING, MY L MAIN STRUCK A 3 FT HIGH SNOW PILE. THE ACFT RECEIVED A FAIR AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. THE SNOW PILE WAS MAN MADE AND EXTENDED DOWN THE RWY FOR A FEW THOUSAND FT. IT WAS 33 FT INSIDE THE RWY LIGHTS. THE SNOW PILED IN THE RWY WAS NOT IN THE NOTAMS, ATIS, AND TWR HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF IT. THOUGH THE ENTIRE RWY SHOULD HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE TO ME ACCORDING TO MY INFO, I NOW UNDERSTAND THE DANGER THAT MAY EXIST WHEN LNDG ANYWHERE BUT ON THE CTR.
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.