ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248141
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| Date: | Monday 22 February 2021 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 421C Golden Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | Wheels Up LLC |
| Registration: | N84HA |
| MSN: | 421C-1407 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4211 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental GTSI0-520-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St Marys Municipal Airport (OYM/KOYM), St Marys, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Bridgeport-Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport, CT (BDR/KBDR) |
| St. Marys, PA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After the pilot performed a GPS approach in light snow and with 0.5-mile visibility, the airplane touched down on the left edge of the snow-covered runway and struck a snow berm. The airplane slid along the snow berm before it rotated about 210° and came to a stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage, the pressure bulkhead, and the floor area forward of the bulkhead.
The runway, its markings, and the runway lighting were covered in snow that was 3 to 4 inches deep. The snow depth, combined with the limited visibility, likely resulted in the pilot's difficulty in identifying the runway edge from the snow berm on the left side of the runway. The notices to air mission (NOTAM) published for the airport did not contain any field conditions noting the snow depth or the snow-covered runway lights. Furthermore, the airport manager, who was new to the position, was not able to issue a NOTAM about the runway conditions because he had not yet been authorized to do so.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to continue the approach to a snow-covered runway in low-visibility conditions with limited ability to visually differentiate the left runway edge from the snow berm that ran along that side of the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA134
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N84HA
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2021 20:45 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Jul-2021 19:04 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
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