What happened
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Robert e elliott the pilot of N4XK and theodore j. o'malley the pilot of N1979T made plans to land at the Dixie Usfs airstrip. The plan was that N1979T would land and turn around at the end of the runway and N4XK would land next. N1979T was at the end of the runway when N4XK landed. The runway conditions was packed snow. Mr. Elliott landed and found that he was not slowing down as he had done on previous landings that day. He made an effort to use the right side of the runway were the snow was not as compact. Within a hundred feet of the previous landing aircaft he veered to the left directly at N1979T. The aircraft collided with the parked aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ROBERT E ELLIOTT THE PILOT OF N4XK AND THEODORE J. O'MALLEY THE PILOT OF N1979T MADE PLANS TO LAND AT THE DIXIE USFS AIRSTRIP. THE PLAN WAS THAT N1979T WOULD LAND AND TURN AROUND AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND N4XK WOULD LAND NEXT. N1979T WAS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHEN N4XK LANDED. THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS WAS PACKED SNOW. MR. ELLIOTT LANDED AND FOUND THAT HE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN AS HE HAD DONE ON PREVIOUS LANDINGS THAT DAY. HE MADE AN EFFORT TO USE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WERE THE SNOW WAS NOT AS COMPACT. WITHIN A HUNDRED FEET OF THE PREVIOUS LANDING AIRCAFT HE VEERED TO THE LEFT DIRECTLY AT N1979T. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE PARKED AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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