# NTSB NYC83FA074: Swearingen SA226TC, N1011N, Albany, NY, March 13, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: March 12, 1983, 19:00 local (Mar 13, 1983, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Albany, NY
- Coordinates: 42.700859, -73.759254 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7009&lon=-73.7593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 8 minor, 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83FA074
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35032/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA074

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - snow (contributing factor)
  - airport snow removal - improper, airport personnel (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING ARRIVAL, HE FOLLOWED THE ILS GLIDE SLOPE TO TOUCHDOWN ABOUT 1000 FT DOWN THE RWY. HE REPORTED THE LANDING WAS SMOOTH, AND WHEN THE ACFT WAS APRX 100 FT FROM THE INTERSECTION OF RWYS 1/19 AND 10/28, HE SAW A RIDGE OF SNOW AND ICE ACROSS THE RWY. SINCE THE ACFT SAW STILL TRAVELING AT APRX 50 KTS, THE AIRCREW COULD NOT AVOID THE ICE AND SNOW. AS THE ACFT CROSSED THE INTERSECTION, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE LANDING GEAR AURAL WARNING HORN ACTIVATED AND THE RED LIGHT ON THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER STOPPING, AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR WAS BENT AFT AND THE FUSELAGE WAS WRINKLED. ALSO, THE SPACE BETWEEN THE NOSEWHEEL TIRES WAS FOUND PACKED WITH ICE. A FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT SNOWPLOW OPERATORS HAD BEEN PLOWING SNOW ON RWY 10/28 AND TURN-AROUNDS HAD BEEN MADE ON RWY 1/19 BEFORE SWEARINGEN, N1011N, HAD LANDED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1011N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1011N-1994-11-18), registration cancelled 1994-11-18, S/N TC382 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA226TC
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Airframe hours: 26458
- Engines: Airesearch TPE 331 840 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: East Coast Airways
- Registered owner: J.D.Posillico Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, January 7, 1983, 27 hours before
- Departed: BAF, WESTFIELD, MA
- Destination: ALB, ALBANY, NY
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: ALB, Albany, runway 10, 7,200 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 4,500 total, 120 in this make and model, 4,000 as pilot in command, 120 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 500 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830312011169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830312011169A), Mar 12, 1983: Swrngn SA226TC, Albany, NY, Substantial damage. Nose wheel struck a large chunk of ice left at intersection by snowplow. Damaged nose gear and fuselage.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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