# Accident 19980120005979A: Beech 1900D, Saranac Lake, NY, January 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1998, 20:30 local time
- Place: Saranac Lake, NY
- Airport: Adirondack
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: JJBA
- Location: 44.3206° N, 74.1290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3206&lon=-74.1290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N854CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A67D
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,989 total, 2,213 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980120005979A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED LANDING ROLL. HIT DRIFTED SNOW AND PLOWED DIRFTS. SKIDDED SIDEWAYS OFF RWY. INCORRECT RWY CONDITION REPORT. (.4)DURING THE NIGHT LANDING ON A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, THE TWIN-TURBOPROP AIRPLANE DRIFTED LEFT INTO DEEPER SNOW, STRUCK A SNOW BANK AND CAME TO A STOP.  THE FLIGHTCREW HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT THE RUNWAY WAS CLEARED TO ITS FULL WIDTH OF 150 FEET, WITH 1/4 INCH OF SNOW OVER PATCHES OF ICE.  POST-ACCIDENT OBSERVATION OF THE RUNWAY REVEALED THAT THERE WERE SNOW BANKS 2 TO 4 FEET HIGH ON BOTH SIDES, AND SNOW EXTENDED FROM BOTH SIDES INWARD FOR ABOUT 20 FEET, AT A DEPTH OF 4 TO 6 INCHES.  A SNOW BANK ALSO EXTENDED OUT FROM A TAXIWAY APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ONTO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 IAD98LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA023), Jan 21, 1998: Beech 1900D (N854CA), Saranac Lake, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate snow removal from the runway by airport personnel which left a snow bank extending onto the runway.

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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