- Date
- February 2, 1985, 15:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Shreveport, LA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N20QNSwearingen SA-226T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850202002759A
- Case key
- 21666
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Analysis
The plt landed on rwy 05 which was icy and covered with a blanket of fresh snow. He stated the wind was from 360 degs at 10 KTS. He had been informed of poor braking conditions on the rwy. The plt used main wheel brakes and reverse thrust. The acft drifted off the right side of the rwy, when the throttles were neutralized, into the soft sod surface where the nose gear collapsed and the nose section impacted the ground. The plt stated snow covered a layer of ice on the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20QN
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA-226T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T231
- Engine
- Airesearch PTE331-3U-303, 840 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Freedom Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CHA · Chattanooga, TN
- Destination
- F43 · Ed Dorado, AR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SHV · Shreveport Regional, runway 5, 4,821 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 18,300 total · 200 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,300 ft broken
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SHV
FAA reports on this event · 1
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