What happened
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Narrative: N410PC was flying the ILS 15 app to Sullivan, CO. The pilot stated that he had adequate visibility. He had the field in sight and reduced power for the landing. He reached over and diverted his attention to extend the flaps. He looked up and saw that the runway environment looked the same as before, mostly snow covered, with runway lights visible to the right. He landed in the snow left of the runway. The airplane stopped in about 200' in 2' of snow. There were no injuries. The following damage was noted: props curled back, radome broken, radar antenna came off and hit vertical stabilizer - broke fiberglass fairing. Main and nose gear collapsed. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: N410PC WAS FLYING THE ILS 15 APP TO SULLIVAN, CO. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ADEQUATE VISIBILITY. HE HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT AND REDUCED POWER FOR THE LANDING. HE REACHED OVER AND DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION TO EXTEND THE FLAPS. HE LOOKED UP AND SAW THAT THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT LOOKED THE SAME AS BEFORE, MOSTLY SNOW COVERED, WITH RUNWAY LIGHTS VISIBLE TO THE RIGHT. HE LANDED IN THE SNOW LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE STOPPED IN ABOUT 200' IN 2' OF SNOW. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE WAS NOTED: PROPS CURLED BACK, RADOME BROKEN, RADAR ANTENNA CAME OFF AND HIT VERTICAL STABILIZER - BROKE FIBERGLASS FAIRING. MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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