ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365818
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| Date: | Monday 31 December 1990 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III |
| Owner/operator: | Horizon Air |
| Registration: | N385PH |
| MSN: | AC-595 |
| Engine model: | GARRETT TPE-331-11U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kalispell, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Spokane, WA (KGEG) |
| Kalispell, MT (KFCA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CREW OF THE SA-227 COMMUTER AIRLINER LOST DIRCTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING IN SNOW THAT WAS REPORTEDLY BETWEEN FIVE AND TEN INCHES DEEP. THE CREW HAD REQUESTED A SNOW-DEPTH REPORT, WHICH WAS RELAYED TO THEM BY AN AIRPORT SNOWPLOW OPERATOR, THROUGH THE AIRLINE'S OPERATIONS PERSONNEL. THE SNOW DEPTH HAD BEEN REPORTED AS ONE INCH AT THAT TIME. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE.
Probable Cause: THE FLIGHT CREW'S INABLITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING IN SNOW-DEPTH CONDITIONS THAT HAD BEEN ERRONEOUSLY REPORTED AS BEING WITHIN OPERATING LIMITATIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA91LA040
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 April 1995 | N385PH | Horizon Air | 0 | Pasco, WA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 14:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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