42.0939° N, 90.1388° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Savanna, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 15, 1985 · 11:00 local
Place
Savanna, IL
Airport
Franklin Stransky
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2407W
Reported as
Piper PA31T
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A28
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total400 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During rollout struck ridge of ice and snow left by snowplow. Damage to propeller. No NOTAM, no UNICOM advisory.
As the FAA filed it
DURING ROLLOUT STRUCK RIDGE OF ICE AND SNOW LEFT BY SNOWPLOW. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER. NO NOTAM, NO UNICOM ADVISORY.