What happened
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On February 4, 2018, aircraft N303TL, a Cessna aircraft, model T303, serial number T30300826, was involved in an incident at Walter J. Koladza Airport (kgbr) located in Great barrington, Massachusetts. The aircraft was operated by privacy data omitted under CFR part 91. The weather forecast for this day indicated snow showers from 1214 EST through 1810 EST. Weather conditions at the approximate time of the accident was listed as light snow, visibility of .8 miles, winds 4.6 mph from NE, temperature 30.0* f. privacy data omitted Stated that he returned to the airport at approximately 1620 hrs, conducted a pre-flight inspection of the aircraft, obtained weather briefing from foreflight as well as Lockheed martin. He stated that he filed an IFR flight plan at approximately 1640 hrs. He stated that he loaded the airport diagram on to his ipad and taxied from the FBO, turned left on to runway 11 but was unable to see the runway markings. He stated that he decided to cancel the filed flight plan just as the aircraft went over the enbankment at the approach end of runway 11. The aircraft travelled down the enbankment, an approximate 15 foot drop, coming to rest approximately 50 feet from the runway facing in a south west heading. The left engine propeller struck the side of the enbankment. The tail cone and empennage aft of the vertical stabilizer slanted spar suffered impact damage. No injuries were reported by privacy data omitted or his passenger.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 4, 2018, AIRCRAFT N303TL, A CESSNA AIRCRAFT, MODEL T303, SERIAL NUMBER T30300826, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AT WALTER J. KOLADZA AIRPORT (KGBR) LOCATED IN GREAT BARRINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNDER CFR PART 91. THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS DAY INDICATED SNOW SHOWERS FROM 1214 EST THROUGH 1810 EST. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS LISTED AS LIGHT SNOW, VISIBILITY OF .8 MILES, WINDS 4.6 MPH FROM NE, TEMPERATURE 30.0* F. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1620 HRS, CONDUCTED A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, OBTAINED WEATHER BRIEFING FROM FOREFLIGHT AS WELL AS LOCKHEED MARTIN. HE STATED THAT HE FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1640 HRS. HE STATED THAT HE LOADED THE AIRPORT DIAGRAM ON TO HIS IPAD AND TAXIED FROM THE FBO, TURNED LEFT ON TO RUNWAY 11 BUT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE RUNWAY MARKINGS. HE STATED THAT HE DECIDED TO CANCEL THE FILED FLIGHT PLAN JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER THE ENBANKMENT AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 11. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED DOWN THE ENBANKMENT, AN APPROXIMATE 15 FOOT DROP, COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY FACING IN A SOUTH WEST HEADING. THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE ENBANKMENT. THE TAIL CONE AND EMPENNAGE AFT OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER SLANTED SPAR SUFFERED IMPACT DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OR HIS PASSENGER.
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