What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On December 29, 2001, at 0155 pacific standard time, a Pilatus PC-12, N852AL, registered to st. charles medical center, and operated by air methods as a 14 CFR part 91 positioning flight, ran off the side of the runway at Sunriver, Oregon, and collided with a snow bank. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at redmond, Oregon, located 26 nautical miles north of Sunriver. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the airline transport pilot and his passenger were not injured. The flight originated from portland, Oregon, at an unknown time. The pilot reported to a federal aviation administration inspector from the hillsboro, Oregon, flight standards district office that he was attempting to land on runway 18. Due to low visibility, the first attempt for landing was not successful. During the second attempt, the aircraft landed. During the landing roll, the aircraft veered to the east side of the runway and collided with a snow bank. The nose gear was bent aft. After the accident, it was reported that the runway surface was icy, and some of the runway lights were obscured by snow. At 0156, roberts field, redmond, was reporting .2 miles visibility with a 100 foot ceiling and fog. The aircraft was moved to a maintenance facility in boise, Idaho, for repairs. On January 16, 2002, maintenance personnel completed the assessment of damage to the aircraft and reported to the NTSB that the aircraft was structurally damaged. (-23) jon a. kitchens lost control of N852AL, a Pilatus PC-12-45, during landing on rwy 18 at Sunriver Airport, OR. The airplane veered to the left side of the rwy and came to rest in a snow berm. No injuries. Aircraft sustained damage conditions during landing. The environmental conditions during the landing attempt were VMC night, calm winds, and a plowed runway with icy spots.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON DECEMBER 29, 2001, AT 0155 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PILATUS PC-12, N852AL, REGISTERED TO ST. CHARLES MEDICAL CENTER, AND OPERATED BY AIR METHODS AS A 14 CFR PART 91 POSITIONING FLIGHT, RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT SUNRIVER, OREGON, AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT REDMOND, OREGON, LOCATED 26 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF SUNRIVER. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PORTLAND, OREGON, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR FROM THE HILLSBORO, OREGON, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18. DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY, THE FIRST ATTEMPT FOR LANDING WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK. THE NOSE GEAR WAS BENT AFT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RUNWAY SURFACE WAS ICY, AND SOME OF THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE OBSCURED BY SNOW. AT 0156, ROBERTS FIELD, REDMOND, WAS REPORTING .2 MILES VISIBILITY WITH A 100 FOOT CEILING AND FOG. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN BOISE, IDAHO, FOR REPAIRS. ON JANUARY 16, 2002, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL COMPLETED THE ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED TO THE NTSB THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED. (-23) JON A. KITCHENS LOST CONTROL OF N852AL, A PILATUS PC-12-45, DURING LANDING ON RWY 18 AT SUNRIVER AIRPORT, OR. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY AND CAME TO REST IN A SNOW BERM. NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE CONDITIONS DURING LANDING. THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT WERE VMC NIGHT, CALM WINDS, AND A PLOWED RUNWAY WITH ICY SPOTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.