- Date
- January 24, 1984, 10:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Ames, IA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N123AXMitsubishi MU 2B-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840124001469A
- Case key
- 33622
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Terrain condition - icyFactor
Wrong runway - selectedCause
Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor
Airspeed - improperCause
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - snowbankFactor
Landing gear - overload
Analysis
The acft landed in a crosswind on a snow and ice covered rwy. During landing, directional control was lost and the acft collided with a snowbank. The plt stated he attempted to use propeller reversing for braking and the acft started to slide to the left.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N123AX
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU 2B-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 220
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE331-1-151A, 665 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Astec Industries, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · December 21, 1983 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- CHA · Chattanooga, TN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- AMW · Municipal, runway 13, 3,500 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- 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
- 10,785 total · 327 in this make and model · 8,305 as pilot in command · 118 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.