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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Amarillo, TX · February 4, 2010

Date
February 4, 2010 · 02:15 local
Place
Amarillo, TX
Airport
Rick Husband Amarillo Internat
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MM9A
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N644EM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10LA117
Reported as
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
12,954 total9,278 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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N644EM departed dfw at 01:11 CST on February 4, 2010, IFR, and landed at ama at 02:15, runway 4, in Amarillo, TX (ama). The runway had received 3 to 5 inches of snow on the previous day and had been plowed. The visibility was 2 miles in light snow with the winds 120 deg at 8 knots. Tmeperature and dewpoint were minus 2 degrees cecius. The aircraft veered sharply to the left when the left main wheel contaced a snow berm from the previous plowing operation. The low clouds and night time visibillity was a contributing factor and obscurred the pilot's view of the runway during the landing roll.

As the FAA filed it

N644EM DEPARTED DFW AT 01:11 CST ON FEBRUARY 4, 2010, IFR, AND LANDED AT AMA AT 02:15, RUNWAY 4, IN AMARILLO, TX (AMA). THE RUNWAY HAD RECEIVED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE PREVIOUS DAY AND HAD BEEN PLOWED. THE VISIBILITY WAS 2 MILES IN LIGHT SNOW WITH THE WINDS 120 DEG AT 8 KNOTS. TMEPERATURE AND DEWPOINT WERE MINUS 2 DEGREES CECIUS. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT WHEN THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL CONTACED A SNOW BERM FROM THE PREVIOUS PLOWING OPERATION. THE LOW CLOUDS AND NIGHT TIME VISIBILLITY WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR AND OBSCURRED THE PILOT'S VIEW OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

NTSB investigation

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