- Date
- January 27, 1989, 18:00 local (Jan 28, 1989, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Durango, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4737PCessna P210N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890127001399A
- Case key
- 17668
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain runway alignment during takeoff. That the pilot attempted flight into known adverse conditions from an airport that was not approved for IMC operations is considered to be a contributing factor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The ATP rated plt was starting a scheduled part 135, cargo run, departing on rwy 19, a 5,000 x 50 foot, asphalt rwy. The rwy was covered by one inch of snow and a snow shower was in progress. The pilot said he did not remove snow from the acft prior to the takeoff attempt, because it did not appear to need it. The airport is neither approved nor equipped for instrument operations as required in the FAA approved company operation specifications. The pilot reported the visibility as '2 to 3 miles,' with calm winds and said he could not estimate a ceiling through the falling snow. Three FAA inspectors, who were 3 miles from the airport, said the visibility was less than 2 miles, and the ceiling was indefinite, less than 1000 feet. An IFR flight plan was filed. During liftoff, the right main gear entered deep snow on the right edge of the rwy. The acft settled back to the ground and pivoted 270 deg to the right. The nose and left main landing gear collapsed as the acft stopped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4737P
- Reported as
- Cessna P210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P21000093
- Airframe hours
- 2,455
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Kangaroo Transportation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 8, 1988 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- 5CO0
- Destination
- ABQ · Albuquerque, NM
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 5C00 · Animas, runway 19, 5,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,912 total · 400 in this make and model · 2,125 as pilot in command · 134 in the last 90 days · 57 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.