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(-23) Inspector statement:on January 28th at 12:02 am aircraft N42Y a PA32RT-300 operated by corporate air fleet inc. (ctx) and piloted byprivacy data omitted was cleared to land runway 11 at cae by ATC. The a/c landed runway 11. While exiting 11 onto high speed taxiway c, the a/c hit a 24 inch high ice bank left by the snow plows earlier in the week. The left main gear struck the ice bank and sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The nose wheel tracks revealed the nose wheel was only 3 ft left of the yellow lead off line onto taxiway c. this indicates the a/c did not stray off the taxiway. The airport operations closed taxiway c after this accident because it was the second a/c to hit the same ice bank in the last 2.5 hours. Preliminary runway inspection by this inspector discovered that another ice bank 18-24' high blocked high speed taxiway e. this inspector advised airport operations they might want to close this taxiway also. Airport operations then closed runway 11/29 and removed all ice and snow accumulations. At the time of this accident the NOTAMS on file with and fss indicated 18 inch high snow berms on runway edges. (.4)a NOTAM in effect at the time of the accident indicated, '[runway] 11/29 18 in snbnk', and 'all twy [taxiway] edge lgts [lights] obscd [obscured] by snbnks [snowbanks].' The NOTAM did not indicate that the usable width of the runway was reduced. The pilot stated that after landing on runway 11 while exiting the runway at high speed taxiway 'c', the left main landing gear collided with an approximate 18-inch-high berm of ice. He taxied to the ramp then noted damage to the airplane. Examination of runway 11/29 by an FAA inspector revealed an 18-inch high 3 foot-wide ice berm on either side of the runway with the inner edge of the ice berm located approximately 6-8 feet inward from each runway edge. The ice berm had an opening for taxiway 'c'. The nosewheel was determined to be approximately 3 feet to the left of the lead off line from the runway onto the taxiway, at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INSPECTOR STATEMENT:ON JANUARY 28TH AT 12:02 AM AIRCRAFT N42Y A PA32RT-300 OPERATED BY CORPORATE AIR FLEET INC. (CTX) AND PILOTED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 11 AT CAE BY ATC. THE A/C LANDED RUNWAY 11. WHILE EXITING 11 ONTO HIGH SPEED TAXIWAY C, THE A/C HIT A 24 INCH HIGH ICE BANK LEFT BY THE SNOW PLOWS EARLIER IN THE WEEK. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK THE ICE BANK AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THE NOSE WHEEL TRACKS REVEALED THE NOSE WHEEL WAS ONLY 3 FT LEFT OF THE YELLOW LEAD OFF LINE ONTO TAXIWAY C. THIS INDICATES THE A/C DID NOT STRAY OFF THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRPORT OPERATIONS CLOSED TAXIWAY C AFTER THIS ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WAS THE SECOND A/C TO HIT THE SAME ICE BANK IN THE LAST 2.5 HOURS. PRELIMINARY RUNWAY INSPECTION BY THIS INSPECTOR DISCOVERED THAT ANOTHER ICE BANK 18-24' HIGH BLOCKED HIGH SPEED TAXIWAY E. THIS INSPECTOR ADVISED AIRPORT OPERATIONS THEY MIGHT WANT TO CLOSE THIS TAXIWAY ALSO. AIRPORT OPERATIONS THEN CLOSED RUNWAY 11/29 AND REMOVED ALL ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT THE NOTAMS ON FILE WITH AND FSS INDICATED 18 INCH HIGH SNOW BERMS ON RUNWAY EDGES. (.4)A NOTAM IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATED, '[RUNWAY] 11/29 18 IN SNBNK', AND 'ALL TWY [TAXIWAY] EDGE LGTS [LIGHTS] OBSCD [OBSCURED] BY SNBNKS [SNOWBANKS].' THE NOTAM DID NOT INDICATE THAT THE USABLE WIDTH OF THE RUNWAY WAS REDUCED. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 11 WHILE EXITING THE RUNWAY AT HIGH SPEED TAXIWAY 'C', THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH AN APPROXIMATE 18-INCH-HIGH BERM OF ICE. HE TAXIED TO THE RAMP THEN NOTED DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. EXAMINATION OF RUNWAY 11/29 BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED AN 18-INCH HIGH 3 FOOT-WIDE ICE BERM ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE INNER EDGE OF THE ICE BERM LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 6-8 FEET INWARD FROM EACH RUNWAY EDGE. THE ICE BERM HAD AN OPENING FOR TAXIWAY 'C'. THE NOSEWHEEL WAS DETERMINED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE LEAD OFF LINE FROM THE RUNWAY ONTO THE TAXIWAY, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
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