- Date
- December 26, 1983, 08:05 local (15:05 UTC)
- Place
- Driggs, ID
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8344QCessna A-185F II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831226063609A
- Case key
- 39857
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Analysis
The acft collided with a hidden snow berm while landing on a snow covered rwy. The new snow was 2 to 3 inches deep over a compacted snow base. The rwy was plowed to a width of 30 to 35 ft with 3 ft berms. The plt stated that he encountered a whiteout during landing and the acft struck a berm during rollout. He lost control and the left wing and stabilizer were damaged. The plt did not receive a weather briefing and no flt plan was filed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8344Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A-185F II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503663
- Airframe hours
- 1,691
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dennis A. Hanson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 7, 1983
- Departed
- U11 · Rexburg, ID
- Destination
- U59 · Driggs, ID
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- U59 · Teton Peaks, runway 21, 5,200 × 75 ft, snow
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 3,800 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 19 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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