C210 pilot lands in crosswind, aircraft encounters snow on runway, nosewheel collapses, aircraft tur...

Attributes
ACN	295934
Time
Date	199502
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mgy
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 56
ASRS Report	295934
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We departed lexington, ky, at approximately XA10 pm EST after the filing of an IFR and receiving briefing to mgy. The 7000 ft flight was smooth and was only a light thin shift to join south of cincinnati, oh, where the air was completely clear and great visibility. As we were approaching mgy the ATC released us for a VFR approach with great visibility but had some air bounce at 2000 ft downwind for landing on runway 20. Runway 27 would have provided a better landing for headwind but was an unlit runway. Choice of runway 20 because of lights was used but the xwinds were gusting as we were descending and used the rudder for correcting. Upon landing the wind was carrying us on a drift to the left even though the braking was helping, but the snow by the edge of runway from the plowing caused the gear to pull to the left and then the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft turned over. The doors were operable and all exited with no fire.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 PLT LANDS IN XWIND, ACFT ENCOUNTERS SNOW ON RWY, NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSES, ACFT TURNS OVER.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED LEXINGTON, KY, AT APPROX XA10 PM EST AFTER THE FILING OF AN IFR AND RECEIVING BRIEFING TO MGY. THE 7000 FT FLT WAS SMOOTH AND WAS ONLY A LIGHT THIN SHIFT TO JOIN S OF CINCINNATI, OH, WHERE THE AIR WAS COMPLETELY CLR AND GREAT VISIBILITY. AS WE WERE APCHING MGY THE ATC RELEASED US FOR A VFR APCH WITH GREAT VISIBILITY BUT HAD SOME AIR BOUNCE AT 2000 FT DOWNWIND FOR LNDG ON RWY 20. RWY 27 WOULD HAVE PROVIDED A BETTER LNDG FOR HEADWIND BUT WAS AN UNLIT RWY. CHOICE OF RWY 20 BECAUSE OF LIGHTS WAS USED BUT THE XWINDS WERE GUSTING AS WE WERE DSNDING AND USED THE RUDDER FOR CORRECTING. UPON LNDG THE WIND WAS CARRYING US ON A DRIFT TO THE L EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKING WAS HELPING, BUT THE SNOW BY THE EDGE OF RWY FROM THE PLOWING CAUSED THE GEAR TO PULL TO THE L AND THEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT TURNED OVER. THE DOORS WERE OPERABLE AND ALL EXITED WITH NO FIRE.

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.

C210 pilot lands in crosswind, aircraft encounters snow on runway, nosewheel collapses, aircraft turns over.