Date: | Tuesday 20 January 1998 |
Time: | 20:30 |
Type: | Beechcraft 1900D |
Owner/operator: | US Airways Express |
Registration: | N854CA |
MSN: | UE-60 |
Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
Total airframe hrs: | 9433 hours |
Engine model: | P&W PT6A-67D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY (SLK) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Albany Airport, NY (ALB/KALB) |
Destination airport: | Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY (SLK/KSLK) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:A Beechcraft 1900D, N854CA, operating US Airways Express flight 4479, was substantially damaged while landing at the Saranac Lake-Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK), New York. There were no injuries.
The airplane touched down on runway 23 following an ILS approach with the wing flaps at approach. About 2 seconds after touchdown, the heading changed about 1.5 degrees nose right, and then returned to the touchdown heading over the next several seconds. About 9 seconds after touchdown, the heading changed about 4 degrees right followed by a change to the left of 38 degrees over 6 seconds. The airplane skid to the left and came to a stop perpendicular to the runway.
A Notice To Airman (NOTAM) stated that the runway at the Adirondack Regional Airport was plowed full length and width. The runway description stated, "patches of ice covered with 1/4 inch of snow, braking action poor."
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The inadequate snow removal from the runway by airport personnel which left a snow bank extending onto the runway."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | IAD98LA023 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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