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FAA incident report · Beech E-90 · Kansas City, MO · February 24, 2011

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Date
February 24, 2011 · 18:45 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N190RL
Reported as
Beech E-90
Reported engine
U/A Canada PT6A-27-28
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
8,900 total300 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N190RLRegistered now · Beech E-90S/N LW-1 · Built 1972Airframe modelBeech E-90Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A-27-28Turbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 2/24/2011 at about 18:45 CST, king air N190RL landed on runway 3 at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (mkc), Kansas City, Missouri, following an ILS approach to runway 3. During rollout and while crossing the intersection of runway 01/19, the aircraft hit a small ridge of snow, followed by a large ridge of snow, at approximately 25 miles per hour. The pilot estimated the larger ridge of snow to be approximately 2.5 to 3 feet tall. The right propeller hit the large snow ridge causing damage to all three blades. Just after the aircraft cleared the runway, the snow removal equipment received clearance to continue snow removal on runway 3. The aircraft had been cleared to land, and the pilot reported that mkc ATCT had not mentioned the ridge of snow on the runway when he landed. Snow removal equipment had been in the process of clearing runway 01/19 and was holding for the king air to land before working further on runway 3. In the darkness, there was no opportunity for the pilot to see the snow ridge in time to avoid rolling through it.

As the FAA filed it

ON 2/24/2011 AT ABOUT 18:45 CST, KING AIR N190RL LANDED ON RUNWAY 3 AT CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (MKC), KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, FOLLOWING AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 3. DURING ROLLOUT AND WHILE CROSSING THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 01/19, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SMALL RIDGE OF SNOW, FOLLOWED BY A LARGE RIDGE OF SNOW, AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE LARGER RIDGE OF SNOW TO BE APPROXIMATELY 2.5 TO 3 FEET TALL. THE RIGHT PROPELLER HIT THE LARGE SNOW RIDGE CAUSING DAMAGE TO ALL THREE BLADES. JUST AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE RUNWAY, THE SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO CONTINUE SNOW REMOVAL ON RUNWAY 3. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CLEARED TO LAND, AND THE PILOT REPORTED THAT MKC ATCT HAD NOT MENTIONED THE RIDGE OF SNOW ON THE RUNWAY WHEN HE LANDED. SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT HAD BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF CLEARING RUNWAY 01/19 AND WAS HOLDING FOR THE KING AIR TO LAND BEFORE WORKING FURTHER ON RUNWAY 3. IN THE DARKNESS, THERE WAS NO OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PILOT TO SEE THE SNOW RIDGE IN TIME TO AVOID ROLLING THROUGH IT.