What happened
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Aircraft was cleared to land on runway 31 at 0710 local time. Aircraft touched down at 0714 local time. At that point tower could not contact by radio. The airport was fogged in enough that the tower operator could not see the aircraft. At 0716 local time, the aircraft contacted the tower and notified tower of the accident. Evidence shows that the aircraft touched down with the nose landing gear lined up on the runway edge light on the left edge of runway 31.according to the marks in the snow and on the runway which run continuously to where the aircraft came to rest, the aircraft first touched down approximately 2800 feet down the length of runway 31. The left main landing gear tires were in the snow off the left edge of the runway, the right main landing gear tires were on the runway, the nose landing gear was lined up on the runway edge light and actually hit several lights knocking them down and/or bending them. The nose landing gear collapsed causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The aircraft spun approximately 100 degrees counter clockwise and came to rest approximately 5100 feet down runway 31 just past the runway 35 intersection. The weather was very foggy and it was not quite daylight. Weather was reported as 120 06KTS 1/2SM fzfg VV100 M04/M06
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31 AT 0710 LOCAL TIME. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT 0714 LOCAL TIME. AT THAT POINT TOWER COULD NOT CONTACT BY RADIO. THE AIRPORT WAS FOGGED IN ENOUGH THAT THE TOWER OPERATOR COULD NOT SEE THE AIRCRAFT. AT 0716 LOCAL TIME, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TOWER AND NOTIFIED TOWER OF THE ACCIDENT. EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR LINED UP ON THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT ON THE LEFT EDGE OF RUNWAY 31.ACCORDING TO THE MARKS IN THE SNOW AND ON THE RUNWAY WHICH RUN CONTINUOUSLY TO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, THE AIRCRAFT FIRST TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 2800 FEET DOWN THE LENGTH OF RUNWAY 31. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES WERE IN THE SNOW OFF THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES WERE ON THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS LINED UP ON THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT AND ACTUALLY HIT SEVERAL LIGHTS KNOCKING THEM DOWN AND/OR BENDING THEM. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREES COUNTER CLOCKWISE AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 5100 FEET DOWN RUNWAY 31 JUST PAST THE RUNWAY 35 INTERSECTION. THE WEATHER WAS VERY FOGGY AND IT WAS NOT QUITE DAYLIGHT. WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS 120 06KTS 1/2SM FZFG VV100 M04/M06
NTSB investigation
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