# NTSB CHI00LA059: Cessna 208B, N9457B, Warsaw, IN, January 20, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 19, 2000, 23:07 local (Jan 20, 2000, 04:07 UTC) - Place: Warsaw, IN - Coordinates: 41.230121, -85.849365 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2301&lon=-85.8494&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 48563 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA059 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48563/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA059 ## Probable cause the misjudged unsafe/hazardous condition by the pilot. Factors to the accident were the precautionary landing being performed by the pilot and the snow covered runway. Additional factors were the dark night, the snowing weather condition, the airport perimeter fence, and the railroad track. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Miscellaneous/other, takeoff - initial climb - airport equipment,snow removal - other - unsafe/hazardous condition - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - snow (contributing factor) - light condition - dark night (contributing factor) - Occurrence, landing - precautionary landing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Overrun, landing - roll - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snow covered (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - fence (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - other (contributing factor) ## Analysis According to the pilot's written statement, he taxied the airplane to the approach-end of runway 27 and announced on the UNICOM frequency his intentions of taking-off runway 27. The pilot reported that, shortly after takeoff, he '...noticed a plow truck coming south, and started to abort and realized I couldn't and tried [to] keep flying, but couldn't, and put it [the airplane] down turning to miss any objects...'. The aircraft impacted the perimeter fence of the airport and came to rest on a railroad track embankment. The pilot did not report any anomalies with the airplane or its engine. The pilot stated that he did not hear any advisories from the plow truck on the UNICOM frequency. According to the snow-plow operator's written statement, he was removing snow from the taxiway for runway 18-36 which was approximately 100 feet north of runway 09-27 at the time of the accident. The snowplow operator stated that runway 27 had been cleared of snow earlier in the evening, but had accumulated approximately .25-inches of snow at the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative On January 19, 2000, at 2307 eastern standard time, a Cessna 208B, N9457B, owned and operated by Planemasters LTD, of West Chicago, Illinois, sustained substantial damage during an on-ground collision with terrain following a precautionary landing and subsequent overrun immediately after takeoff from runway 27 (6,000 feet by 150 feet, snow covered/asphalt) at the Warsaw Municipal Airport, Warsaw, Indiana. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The cargo flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 135 and was on an active IFR flight plan. The commercial rated pilot reported no injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and had the intended destination of Clark County Airport, Jeffersonville, Indiana. According to the pilot's written statement, he taxied the airplane to the approach-end of runway 27 and announced on the UNICOM frequency his intentions of taking-off runway 27. The pilot reported that, shortly after takeoff, he "...noticed a plow truck coming south, and started to abort and realized I couldn't and tried [to] keep flying, but couldn't, and put it [the airplane] down turning to miss any objects...". The aircraft impacted the perimeter fence of the airport and came to rest on a railroad track embankment. The pilot did not report any anomalies with the airplane or its engine. The pilot stated that he did not hear any advisories from the plow truck on the UNICOM frequency. According to the snow-plow operator's written statement, he was removing snow from the taxiway for runway 18-36 which was approximately 100 feet north of runway 09-27 at the time of the accident. In a telephone conversation, with the investigator-in-charge, the snowplow operator stated that runway 27 had been cleared of snow earlier in the evening, but had accumulated approximately .25-inches of snow at the time of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: N9457B (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna 208B - Category: Airplane - Serial number: C208B0074 - Airframe hours: 7557 - Engines: P&W PT6-A-114 600 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Registered owner: Planemasters Ltd - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: ASW - Destination: JVY, JEFFERSONVILLE, IN - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: ASW, Warsaw Municipal Airport, runway 27, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 4,300 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark - Wind: 70° at 2 knots - Visibility: 1 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,600 ft - Temperature: 27 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: ASW ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000119041419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000119041419A), Jan 19, 2000: Cessna 208B, Warsaw, IN, Substantial damage. (.19) On January 19, 2000, at 2307 eastern standard time, a Cessna 208B, N9457B, owned and operated by planemasters ltd, of west chicago, Illinois, sustained… From the NTSB's public API. 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