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FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Elkins, WV · December 28, 1997

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Date
December 28, 1997 · 13:40 local
Place
Elkins, WV
Airport
Jennings Randolph Fld Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1348T
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC98LA057
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520L
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,100 total60 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days
N1348TRegistration cancelled Oct 22, 1998 · Cessna 421CS/N 421C1059Airframe modelCessna 421C

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What happened

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

Unable accellerate on 2 inch snow on runway. Aborted. Slide off end rwy. SIC flying not MEL rated. PIC not a CFI. (.4) the pilot/owner and a flight instructor had flown in to pick-up passengers. The owner was not multiengine reated and was receiving instruction from the instructor. The airplane was fueled and two adults and three children were boarded about 1 hour later. The owner was the flying pilot in the left seat. The owner stated that the 4,500 foot long runway was covered with 2 1/2 to 3 inches of snow and slush. He further stated that during the takeoff roll, 'the snow was so bad we could not get off the groun...' The pilot estimated that he aborted the takeoff at 100 mph, the braking action was zero, and the airplane went off the end of the runway. According to a witness, the five passengers arrived with 'lots of heavy bags.' After the accident, the gaggage was removed before it could be weighed. An estiated airplane takeoff weight of 7,856 pounds was computed without baggage, based upon weights from the airplane weight and balance form, the police report, and FAA records. According to the pilot's operating handbook, the maximum takeoff weight was published at 7,560 pounds

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE ACCELLERATE ON 2 INCH SNOW ON RUNWAY. ABORTED. SLIDE OFF END RWY. SIC FLYING NOT MEL RATED. PIC NOT A CFI. (.4) THE PILOT/OWNER AND A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAD FLOWN IN TO PICK-UP PASSENGERS. THE OWNER WAS NOT MULTIENGINE REATED AND WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM THE INSTRUCTOR. THE AIRPLANE WAS FUELED AND TWO ADULTS AND THREE CHILDREN WERE BOARDED ABOUT 1 HOUR LATER. THE OWNER WAS THE FLYING PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT. THE OWNER STATED THAT THE 4,500 FOOT LONG RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH 2 1/2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLUSH. HE FURTHER STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, 'THE SNOW WAS SO BAD WE COULD NOT GET OFF THE GROUN...' THE PILOT ESTIMATED THAT HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AT 100 MPH, THE BRAKING ACTION WAS ZERO, AND THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE FIVE PASSENGERS ARRIVED WITH 'LOTS OF HEAVY BAGS.' AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE GAGGAGE WAS REMOVED BEFORE IT COULD BE WEIGHED. AN ESTIATED AIRPLANE TAKEOFF WEIGHT OF 7,856 POUNDS WAS COMPUTED WITHOUT BAGGAGE, BASED UPON WEIGHTS FROM THE AIRPLANE WEIGHT AND BALANCE FORM, THE POLICE REPORT, AND FAA RECORDS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK, THE MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT WAS PUBLISHED AT 7,560 POUNDS

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC98LA057Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElkins, WVThe flight instructor's failure to identify an unsafe runway condition and his delay in aborting the takeoff. Contributing was the aircraft's maximum takeoff weight exceeded, and a snow-covered runway.Dec 28, 1997 · Destroyed

Other reports on N1348T · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19980113047269AElkins, WV(-23) Mr. Hackett, a private pilot, was receiving multiengine instruction from Mr. Bukoski, who was the PIC. Mr. Hackett, while occupying the left seat, attempted a takeoff on rwy 32 at Elkins, WV (ekn) with 2 inches of snow and ice on the rwy. The aircraft…Jan 13, 1998 · No damage