What happened
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Runway into wind closed. Slid off icy rwy 35 in strong crosswind into snowbank. Cross wind compsonent exceeded. (.4)the prevailing wind favored landing on runway 28, but it was closed due to a previous incident and the airplane was blocking the runway. The pilot accepted runway 35R for landing. The wind was from 290 degrees at 20 knots, with gusts to 28 knots. As the pilot aligned the airplane with the runway, he noticed 'snow fingers' across the runway so he planned his touchdown between the centerline and the right side of the runway. The airplane touched down and the crosswind caused the airplane to drift right. The airplane was substantially damaged when it struck a snow berm on the right side of the runway. According to the Beech aircraft corporation, the maximum demonstrated crosswind component for the Beech 35-B33 is 17 knots. This would produce a crosswind component of about 17 knots and a headwind component about 10 knots. Gusts of 28 knots would produce a crosswind component of about 24 knots and a headwind component of 14 knots. (-23)the preferred was due to an earlier incident causing the pilot to land on 35 right with winds 290 @ 20 gusting to 28. The runway was icey, had blowing slow and ridges along the edge. The pilot lost control shortly after landing. The aircraft slid off the right side of the runway into the snow bank.
As the FAA filed it
RUNWAY INTO WIND CLOSED. SLID OFF ICY RWY 35 IN STRONG CROSSWIND INTO SNOWBANK. CROSS WIND COMPSONENT EXCEEDED. (.4)THE PREVAILING WIND FAVORED LANDING ON RUNWAY 28, BUT IT WAS CLOSED DUE TO A PREVIOUS INCIDENT AND THE AIRPLANE WAS BLOCKING THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ACCEPTED RUNWAY 35R FOR LANDING. THE WIND WAS FROM 290 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 28 KNOTS. AS THE PILOT ALIGNED THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RUNWAY, HE NOTICED 'SNOW FINGERS' ACROSS THE RUNWAY SO HE PLANNED HIS TOUCHDOWN BETWEEN THE CENTERLINE AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND THE CROSSWIND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO DRIFT RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK A SNOW BERM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, THE MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR THE BEECH 35-B33 IS 17 KNOTS. THIS WOULD PRODUCE A CROSSWIND COMPONENT OF ABOUT 17 KNOTS AND A HEADWIND COMPONENT ABOUT 10 KNOTS. GUSTS OF 28 KNOTS WOULD PRODUCE A CROSSWIND COMPONENT OF ABOUT 24 KNOTS AND A HEADWIND COMPONENT OF 14 KNOTS. (-23)THE PREFERRED WAS DUE TO AN EARLIER INCIDENT CAUSING THE PILOT TO LAND ON 35 RIGHT WITH WINDS 290 @ 20 GUSTING TO 28. THE RUNWAY WAS ICEY, HAD BLOWING SLOW AND RIDGES ALONG THE EDGE. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL SHORTLY AFTER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE SNOW BANK.
NTSB investigation
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