What happened
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(-23) Pilot made an instrument approach to runway 30 at Laramie at 0815 on January 13, 2007. At 17 miles from the airport the aircraft entered VMC and the pilot cancelled IFR and set up for a visual approach to runway 3. UNICOM advised they had just plowed the runway, although it was still completely snow covered. While the weather was VFR, it was hazy and the lighting was "flat." Only one row of runway lights was visible to the east of the PAPI, which was also visible. Pilot assumed, erroneously, that the runway was on the east side of the one visible row of runway lights, while instead it was to the west of them. Pilot landed on the snow next to the runway. The aircraft decelerated quickly and turned 45 degrees toward the runway. Pilot stated that the runway was actually plowed as the UNICOM had advised. Minor damage included blown tires, a cracked landing gear trunion. The aircraft was then flown on a ferry permit gear down to centennial airport by key lime air, inc.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT MADE AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30 AT LARAMIE AT 0815 ON JANUARY 13, 2007. AT 17 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED VMC AND THE PILOT CANCELLED IFR AND SET UP FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 3. UNICOM ADVISED THEY HAD JUST PLOWED THE RUNWAY, ALTHOUGH IT WAS STILL COMPLETELY SNOW COVERED. WHILE THE WEATHER WAS VFR, IT WAS HAZY AND THE LIGHTING WAS "FLAT." ONLY ONE ROW OF RUNWAY LIGHTS WAS VISIBLE TO THE EAST OF THE PAPI, WHICH WAS ALSO VISIBLE. PILOT ASSUMED, ERRONEOUSLY, THAT THE RUNWAY WAS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ONE VISIBLE ROW OF RUNWAY LIGHTS, WHILE INSTEAD IT WAS TO THE WEST OF THEM. PILOT LANDED ON THE SNOW NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED QUICKLY AND TURNED 45 DEGREES TOWARD THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT THE RUNWAY WAS ACTUALLY PLOWED AS THE UNICOM HAD ADVISED. MINOR DAMAGE INCLUDED BLOWN TIRES, A CRACKED LANDING GEAR TRUNION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FLOWN ON A FERRY PERMIT GEAR DOWN TO CENTENNIAL AIRPORT BY KEY LIME AIR, INC.
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