ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357816
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| Date: | Saturday 27 January 1996 |
| Time: | 15:46 LT |
| Type: |  Denney Kitfox |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N99SV |
| MSN: | 609 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 270 hours |
| Engine model: | ROTAX 912 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Omaha, NE -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dennison, IA (KDNS) |
| (KOMA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During landing the airplane veered left and could not be corrected. The airplane then impacted a snowbank on the side of the runway and nosed over. The left wheel fairing was found completely packed with snow. Once the snow was removed the wheel rotated freely. The pilot stated that the snow apparently had accumulated in the wheel fairing when he taxied through snow drifts earlier prior to departing the North Omaha airport for Denison. While landing at Denison, the airplane had pulled to the right. During the return trip to the North Omaha airport, the pilot realized that his left brake was probably frozen, and decided to divert to the Eppley Airfield because of the wider runway there.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight of the aircraft and the frozen left landing gear wheel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA084
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2024 06:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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