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An A-55 pilot left the runway and damaged a propeller after a wind gust forced him to the edge of the runway where deep snow snagged a wheel; causing loss of control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 729261 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200702 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mgc.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Windshear Turbulence |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 34 flight time total : 4317 flight time type : 2566 |
| ASRS Report | 729261 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
I was landing at mgc (michigan city; in) at the end of an IFR flight from 19A (jefferson; GA). Upon reaching VFR conditions; I canceled IFR with sbn approach control. The approach to landing went well; stabilized; lights on runway; and VASI lights. There was moderate crosswind and at touchdown a strong gust hit and 1 wheel went off runway into snow and mud. Plane came to stop in drainage ditch with a bent propeller. No injuries. The wheel in the snow was in so deep it pulled the plane off the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A-55 PILOT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND DAMAGED A PROP AFTER A WIND GUST FORCED HIM TO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE DEEP SNOW SNAGGED A WHEEL; CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
Narrative: I WAS LNDG AT MGC (MICHIGAN CITY; IN) AT THE END OF AN IFR FLT FROM 19A (JEFFERSON; GA). UPON REACHING VFR CONDITIONS; I CANCELED IFR WITH SBN APCH CTL. THE APCH TO LNDG WENT WELL; STABILIZED; LIGHTS ON RWY; AND VASI LIGHTS. THERE WAS MODERATE XWIND AND AT TOUCHDOWN A STRONG GUST HIT AND 1 WHEEL WENT OFF RWY INTO SNOW AND MUD. PLANE CAME TO STOP IN DRAINAGE DITCH WITH A BENT PROP. NO INJURIES. THE WHEEL IN THE SNOW WAS IN SO DEEP IT PULLED THE PLANE OFF THE RWY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.