What happened
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(.19) On February 5, 1999, at 2115 central standard time, a Beech 58, N58AK, operated by an instrument rated commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage during a landing on runway 9 (6,500' x 100' asphalt with a poor braking advisory) at Otsego County Airport near Gaylord, Michigan. The airplane landed 15 feet left of the centerline of runway 9 and exited the runway into a snow bank. The left main and nose gear collapsed. The pilot reported no injuries. The positioning flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. An instrument flight plan was on file. The flight departed from ypsilanti, Michigan, at 2020. (.4)the pilot said that the icing conditions obscured the view through the windshield even with the application of anti-icing fluid. In his written report, he said that the approach lights came on and that the runway lights did not. He said that he had no visual reference to the runway during the landing flare. He reported that the airplane landed on the runway, but struck a snowbank on the north side of the runway. The airport lighting system has two receivers on the pilot controlled frequency 118.9. One receiver c ontrols the approach lights and the other controls the runway and taxiway lights. Because the approach lights receiver is located close to the approach, it has better reception than the runway lights receiver does.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON FEBRUARY 5, 1999, AT 2115 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 58, N58AK, OPERATED BY AN INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 9 (6,500' X 100' ASPHALT WITH A POOR BRAKING ADVISORY) AT OTSEGO COUNTY AIRPORT NEAR GAYLORD, MICHIGAN. THE AIRPLANE LANDED 15 FEET LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 9 AND EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO A SNOW BANK. THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE POSITIONING FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR 91. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN, AT 2020. (.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT THE ICING CONDITIONS OBSCURED THE VIEW THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD EVEN WITH THE APPLICATION OF ANTI-ICING FLUID. IN HIS WRITTEN REPORT, HE SAID THAT THE APPROACH LIGHTS CAME ON AND THAT THE RUNWAY LIGHTS DID NOT. HE SAID THAT HE HAD NO VISUAL REFERENCE TO THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING FLARE. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON THE RUNWAY, BUT STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPORT LIGHTING SYSTEM HAS TWO RECEIVERS ON THE PILOT CONTROLLED FREQUENCY 118.9. ONE RECEIVER C ONTROLS THE APPROACH LIGHTS AND THE OTHER CONTROLS THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY LIGHTS. BECAUSE THE APPROACH LIGHTS RECEIVER IS LOCATED CLOSE TO THE APPROACH, IT HAS BETTER RECEPTION THAN THE RUNWAY LIGHTS RECEIVER DOES.
NTSB investigation
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