20021218035119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Swrngn SA226TB · Soldotna, AK · December 18, 2002

Date: December 18, 2002 · 21:17 local
Place: Soldotna, AK
Airport: Soldotna
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: STZA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N55ZP
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC03LA019
Reported as: Swrngn SA226TB

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What happened

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(-23) After touching down on runway 25 at Soldotna, the airplane's main landing gear dug into the deep snow and the aircraft experienced a fast, rapid deceleration with the aircraft tracking down the centerline of the runway approximately 900 feet then started veering to the left, departing the runway and came to a stop approximately 25 feet off the runway, parallel with the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 25 AT SOLDOTNA, THE AIRPLANE'S MAIN LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE DEEP SNOW AND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A FAST, RAPID DECELERATION WITH THE AIRCRAFT TRACKING DOWN THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET THEN STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT, DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY, PARALLEL WITH THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC03LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSoldotna, AKThe flightcrew's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in a loss of directional control and an on ground encounter with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was a snow-covered, unplowed runway.Dec 19, 2002 · Substantial damage