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FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Truckee, CA · January 28, 1996

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Date
January 28, 1996 · 10:00 local
Place
Truckee, CA
Airport
Truckee-Tahoe Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1562B
Reported as
Beech F33A
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
575 total100 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N1562BRegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-1362 · Built 1989Airframe modelBeech F33AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot was briefed that one runway was open at Truckee, CA. Pilot admitted that when he saw the plowed runway and parallel taxiway he was confused and thought the smooth snowy surface between them was the runway and attempted the landing on that. On touch-down he said he became a snow plow and then flipped over in the soft deep snow. There were no injuries to the pilot or one passenger and the aircraft sustained minor damages as follows: propeller blades bent, prop dome caved in, lower cowling bent, nose gear bent aft, and minor dents in top of fuselage and vertical fin. The pilot voluntarily took dual instruction on winter flying techniques at Truckee-Tahoe Airport later that day and on 01-30-96 rno FSDO operations inspector bob wagner spoke with the instructor of that flight. On February 1, 1996, the pilot was counseled by operations inspector bob wagner from the rno FSDO and considering the post incident instruction it was determined that a reexamination is not required. Incident does not involve a pilot deviation report form 8020-17. This incident and investigation are closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS BRIEFED THAT ONE RUNWAY WAS OPEN AT TRUCKEE, CA. PILOT ADMITTED THAT WHEN HE SAW THE PLOWED RUNWAY AND PARALLEL TAXIWAY HE WAS CONFUSED AND THOUGHT THE SMOOTH SNOWY SURFACE BETWEEN THEM WAS THE RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED THE LANDING ON THAT. ON TOUCH-DOWN HE SAID HE BECAME A SNOW PLOW AND THEN FLIPPED OVER IN THE SOFT DEEP SNOW. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR ONE PASSENGER AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES AS FOLLOWS: PROPELLER BLADES BENT, PROP DOME CAVED IN, LOWER COWLING BENT, NOSE GEAR BENT AFT, AND MINOR DENTS IN TOP OF FUSELAGE AND VERTICAL FIN. THE PILOT VOLUNTARILY TOOK DUAL INSTRUCTION ON WINTER FLYING TECHNIQUES AT TRUCKEE-TAHOE AIRPORT LATER THAT DAY AND ON 01-30-96 RNO FSDO OPERATIONS INSPECTOR BOB WAGNER SPOKE WITH THE INSTRUCTOR OF THAT FLIGHT. ON FEBRUARY 1, 1996, THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED BY OPERATIONS INSPECTOR BOB WAGNER FROM THE RNO FSDO AND CONSIDERING THE POST INCIDENT INSTRUCTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A REEXAMINATION IS NOT REQUIRED. INCIDENT DOES NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FORM 8020-17. THIS INCIDENT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.