- Date
- December 20, 1982, 20:45 local (Dec 21, 1982, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Gasport, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N12WBBeech 56TC
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821220065029A
- Case key
- 70814
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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 - snow coveredFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Aborted takeoff - performedFactor
On ground/water collision with object
Terrain condition - snowbankFactor
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear - overloadFactor
Landing gear,nose gear - overloadFactor
Analysis
During the takeoff roll from a snow covered runway the aircraft slid to the left of the runway and into a snow bank. The left main and nose gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12WB
- Reported as
- Beech 56TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TG-82
- Airframe hours
- 2,847
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-541-E1B4, 380 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Van Air,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Van Air,Inc.
- Departed
- 95G · Gasport, NY
- Destination
- BUF · Buffalo, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 95G · Gasport, runway 25, 2,165 × 35 ft, asphalt
N12WBRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2019 · Beech 56TCAirframe modelBeech 56TCEngine modelLycoming TI0-541 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,605 total · 150 in this make and model · 702 as pilot in command · 189 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 91 °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.
Other investigations on N12WB · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.