Aircraft damaged in a night operation after contacting snow berm on runway.

Attributes
ACN	265981
Time
Date	199403
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : owd
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	265981
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 195 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	265975
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Aircraft being cleared for localizer approach runway 35 at owd. During flare at the runway, student pilot hit snowbank at left side. Instructor reacted by idling mixture, and aborted go around. Aircraft received damage. No injuries. Runway is only partially plowed. The corrective action should be of course to fully plow the runway! Student pilot in left seat saw snowbank as a 1000 ft distance marker. Instructor (me) saw out of right window the centerline. Thought everything was ok, but not. Complications: dark night, wet runway, still, big snowbanks. The corrective action should be of course to fully plow the runway! Supplemental information from acn 265975: runway had not been plowed inside of runway lights and snow was piled up on both sides of runway. The snow was not visible on the runway between the bright runway lights. The gear sheared off in the snow and the plane came to rest on the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DAMAGED IN A NIGHT OP AFTER CONTACTING SNOW BERM ON RWY.

Narrative: ACFT BEING CLRED FOR LOC APCH RWY 35 AT OWD. DURING FLARE AT THE RWY, STUDENT PLT HIT SNOWBANK AT L SIDE. INSTRUCTOR REACTED BY IDLING MIXTURE, AND ABORTED GAR. ACFT RECEIVED DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. RWY IS ONLY PARTIALLY PLOWED. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION SHOULD BE OF COURSE TO FULLY PLOW THE RWY! STUDENT PLT IN L SEAT SAW SNOWBANK AS A 1000 FT DISTANCE MARKER. INSTRUCTOR (ME) SAW OUT OF R WINDOW THE CTRLINE. THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS OK, BUT NOT. COMPLICATIONS: DARK NIGHT, WET RWY, STILL, BIG SNOWBANKS. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION SHOULD BE OF COURSE TO FULLY PLOW THE RWY! SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 265975: RWY HAD NOT BEEN PLOWED INSIDE OF RWY LIGHTS AND SNOW WAS PILED UP ON BOTH SIDES OF RWY. THE SNOW WAS NOT VISIBLE ON THE RWY BTWN THE BRIGHT RWY LIGHTS. THE GEAR SHEARED OFF IN THE SNOW AND THE PLANE CAME TO REST ON THE RWY.

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.