- Date
- December 22, 1983, 18:27 local (Dec 23, 1983, 01:27 UTC)
- Place
- Rock Springs, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6894PPiper 602P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831222064819A
- Case key
- 16189
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft swerved off the snow-covered rwy during landing. The snow plow equipment operator was unable to keep the rwy clear due to strong winds. Finger drifts developed soon after each plowing. Two foot snow banks existed on either side of the rwy. The snow bank on the left side bore evidence of wheel marks where the acft crossed through, parralled the rwy and re-entered the runway. The acft came to rest about half way down the rwy. The plt said that he felt the the left gear hit a drift, the acft swerved and the landing gear collapsed. The night was dark and the weather was indefinite ceiling 400 ft sky obscured, visibility 1 1/4 miles in light snow and fog.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6894P
- Reported as
- Piper 602P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 62P090781650
- Airframe hours
- 389
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540AA1A5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Sky Harbor Air Services, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 10, 1983 · 62 hours before
- Departed
- JAC · Jackson, WY
- Flight plan
- VFR/IFR
- Airport
- RKS · Rock Springs, runway 27, 10,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,823 total · 91 in this make and model · 3,169 as pilot in command · 141 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 40° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 125 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 5 °F, dew point 14 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RKS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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