What happened
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(-23) On Sunday, September 15, 2002 at 1947 EDT at the Tompkins County Airport (ith), Ithaca, NY, a CE-421-C aircraft, N23RL, piloted by rod lache, slid off the left side of runway 32 during landing. The right pilot seat was occupied by richard greene, a rated pilot. Skid marks in the grass indicated that the aircraft turned left and skidded sideways for 1370' parallel to runway 32. Several runway lights and a taxiway identification sign were destroyed. The left main gear separated from the aircraft and impacted the left horizontal stabilizer and the nose gear collapsed. No injuries were reported for the pilot and three passengers. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The weather was reported as "wind variable at 6 knots, visibility 1 to 2 miles, clouds 1000' scattered, 2000' broken". The tower advised the plot of heavy rain at the airport. There was standing water on all surfaces. privacy data omitted This accident report is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2002 AT 1947 EDT AT THE TOMPKINS COUNTY AIRPORT (ITH), ITHACA, NY, A CE-421-C AIRCRAFT, N23RL, PILOTED BY ROD LACHE, SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 32 DURING LANDING. THE RIGHT PILOT SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY RICHARD GREENE, A RATED PILOT. SKID MARKS IN THE GRASS INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND SKIDDED SIDEWAYS FOR 1370' PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 32. SEVERAL RUNWAY LIGHTS AND A TAXIWAY IDENTIFICATION SIGN WERE DESTROYED. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED FOR THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS "WIND VARIABLE AT 6 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 1 TO 2 MILES, CLOUDS 1000' SCATTERED, 2000' BROKEN". THE TOWER ADVISED THE PLOT OF HEAVY RAIN AT THE AIRPORT. THERE WAS STANDING WATER ON ALL SURFACES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS ACCIDENT REPORT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
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