- Date
- December 24, 1983, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Big Piney, WY
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6884GCessna 425
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831224075859A
- Case key
- 16316
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Analysis
Prior to departure the plt telephoned the FBO at Big Piney arpt. He was advised of the poor wx conditions that existed at the arpt & was also advised not to land at the arpt. The acft was later observed to land at Big Piney arpt, touch down on the snow covered rwy 31 & abruptly turn 90 deg left into a 3-FT high snowbank. The plt said that he encountered a whiteout condition which made it impossible to distinguish features.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6884G
- Reported as
- Cessna 425
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 425-0136
- Airframe hours
- 320
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-112, 500 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Petro Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 29, 1983 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- SLC · Salt Lake City, UT
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BPI · Big Piney Municipal, runway 31, 6,800 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,130 total · 37 in this make and model · 4,940 as pilot in command · 155 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft
- Temperature
- -0 °F
- Observed at
- RKS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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