19990111015649I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Newark, OH · January 11, 1999

Date: January 11, 1999 · 16:25 local
Place: Newark, OH
Airport: Newark-Heath Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N333SC
Reported as: Piper PA31350
Reported engine: Lycoming LTIO540J2BD
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total10,000 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N333SCRegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2004 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8352021 · Built 1983 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-5)On January 11, 1999, at approximately 1625 local time, a Piper pa 31-350, N333SC, was landing on runway 9 at the Newark-Heath Airport, Heath, OH. Pilot had previously monitored airport AWOS and had received an airport advisory via UNICOM. A 9-10 knot crosswind condition existed with blowing snow reported. 2-3 foot snowbanks were along the side of the runway. Runway was reported by airport manager to be snow and ice covered with braking action fair to poor. While in landing flare, pilot encountered whit-out condition caused by gusting winds. The pilot lost orientation with the runway and the aircraft drifted to the left of the runway centerline. The aircraft's left main main gear encountered snowdrifts on left side of runway causing aircraft to turn abruptly to the left. Aircraft's ring main gear and nose gear collapsed. No injuries were sustained by either pilot or passenger. The incident was witnessed by the airport manager.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ON JANUARY 11, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1625 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA 31-350, N333SC, WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 9 AT THE NEWARK-HEATH AIRPORT, HEATH, OH. PILOT HAD PREVIOUSLY MONITORED AIRPORT AWOS AND HAD RECEIVED AN AIRPORT ADVISORY VIA UNICOM. A 9-10 KNOT CROSSWIND CONDITION EXISTED WITH BLOWING SNOW REPORTED. 2-3 FOOT SNOWBANKS WERE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. RUNWAY WAS REPORTED BY AIRPORT MANAGER TO BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED WITH BRAKING ACTION FAIR TO POOR. WHILE IN LANDING FLARE, PILOT ENCOUNTERED WHIT-OUT CONDITION CAUSED BY GUSTING WINDS. THE PILOT LOST ORIENTATION WITH THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN MAIN GEAR ENCOUNTERED SNOWDRIFTS ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO TURN ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT'S RING MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY EITHER PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE INCIDENT WAS WITNESSED BY THE AIRPORT MANAGER.

Other reports on N333SC · 1

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

Incident 20001219030789IFinal Approach · Newark, OH(-23) On December 19, 2000, at approx. 1743 EST, a pilot of an a/c Piper PA-31-350, N333SC, inbound to springfield, Ohio, reported that was unable to lower the right main landing fear. PIC reported that after numerous extensions and retractions he overflew…Dec 19, 2000 · Minor damage