- Date
- March 5, 1985, 20:17 local (Mar 6, 1985, 01:17 UTC)
- Place
- Utica, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7408SSmith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850305006999A
- Case key
- 35835
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Analysis
The plt reported that during an ILS apch, he broke out & saw the arpt. However, he said that 'lake effect' was moving in rapidly. The wind was reported from 290 deg at 12 gusting 18 KTS. The plt elected to continue his apch to rwy 33 rather than circle & land on rwy 27. About 3 to 5 sec into the landing roll, the acft veer left & collided with a snowbank. The plt reported that the rwy was slick. Aprx 3 min after landing, the wx was reported in part as: 500 ft obscured, visibility 1/2 mi with light snow.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7408S
- Reported as
- Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 (AEROSTAR 6)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 600013
- Airframe hours
- 2,736
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-G1B5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Buxmont Aviation Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 5, 1985 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- TEB · Teterboro, NJ
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- UCA · Oneida Co., runway 33, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,518 total · 109 in this make and model · 108 as pilot in command · 108 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 290° at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft
- Temperature
- 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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