# Accident 19960104000059A: Beech 100BEECH, Miles City, MT, January 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1996, 07:45 local time
- Place: Miles City, MT
- Airport: Frank Wiley Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WTXA
- Location: 46.2200° N, 105.5993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2200&lon=-105.5993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N924WS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 100BEECH
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3316252B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,251 total, 125 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960104000059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK A SNOW BERM ON LANDING ROLL.COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. RUNWAY NOT PLOWED. FULL WIDTH AT IMPACT. NO NOTAM ISSUED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA96LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA038), Jan 4, 1996: Beech B100 (N924WS), Miles City, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of airport personnel to properly remove snow from the runway or issue an appropriate notam concerning the runway condition. Factors relating to the accident were: the low light condition at…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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