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Pilot of an atx cargo small transport twin hits trees after takeoff during initial climb due to becoming disoriented in snow shower. Subsequent to his successful arrival at his destination, there were dents found in the leading edge of the wing and tree bark embedded in a broken wingtip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 387438 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lbf |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 30 agl bound upper : 80 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2250 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 387438 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Damage occurred to the airplane unknown to the pilot. From the damage it looks like tree impact. Dents along the leading edge and bark found in the broken wingtip. This damage was found the next day. A postchk was done after the flight at XA30, but the damage was not found. After consideration of the entire flight it is deemed to happen after takeoff out of north platte airport. The visibility was low due to snow. Just after takeoff the pilot had to go on the gauges because of falling snow disorienting him. Rising terrain southeast of airport is thought to be the place of occurrence. The rest of the flight was uneventful and landed in alliance, northeast.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN ATX CARGO SMT TWIN HITS TREES AFTER TKOF DURING INITIAL CLB DUE TO BECOMING DISORIENTED IN SNOW SHOWER. SUBSEQUENT TO HIS SUCCESSFUL ARR AT HIS DEST, THERE WERE DENTS FOUND IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING AND TREE BARK EMBEDDED IN A BROKEN WINGTIP.
Narrative: DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRPLANE UNKNOWN TO THE PLT. FROM THE DAMAGE IT LOOKS LIKE TREE IMPACT. DENTS ALONG THE LEADING EDGE AND BARK FOUND IN THE BROKEN WINGTIP. THIS DAMAGE WAS FOUND THE NEXT DAY. A POSTCHK WAS DONE AFTER THE FLT AT XA30, BUT THE DAMAGE WAS NOT FOUND. AFTER CONSIDERATION OF THE ENTIRE FLT IT IS DEEMED TO HAPPEN AFTER TKOF OUT OF NORTH PLATTE ARPT. THE VISIBILITY WAS LOW DUE TO SNOW. JUST AFTER TKOF THE PLT HAD TO GO ON THE GAUGES BECAUSE OF FALLING SNOW DISORIENTING HIM. RISING TERRAIN SE OF ARPT IS THOUGHT TO BE THE PLACE OF OCCURRENCE. THE REST OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND LANDED IN ALLIANCE, NE.
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.