- Date
- March 30, 1985, 14:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Aspen, CO
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2711XCessna 402C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850330010119A
- Case key
- 16651
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Analysis
The plt was given instructions by the Aspen twr controller to land on rwy 15. He was requested to make a short final to the rwy because of approaching traffic. The pilot stated that he landed slightly left of the rwy ctr line. The acft skidded to left and the left wind tip caught a snowbank on the left side of the rwy. The acft came to rest off the left side of rwy 15 after the landing gear seperated. The wind was rpted to be from 360 degrees at 10 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2711X
- Reported as
- Cessna 402C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402C-0116
- Airframe hours
- 1,987
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-VB, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Neal Nagel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 14, 1985 · 55 hours before
- Departed
- GJT · Grand Junction, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ASE · Aspen, runway 15, 7,003 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 837 total · 125 in this make and model · 25 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ASE
FAA reports on this event · 1
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