ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369190
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| Date: | Friday 17 February 1989 |
| Time: | 08:13 LT |
| Type: |  Mitsubishi MU-2B-35J |
| Owner/operator: | Richardson Aviation |
| Registration: | N54US |
| MSN: | 590 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4076 hours |
| Engine model: | GARRETT TPE-331-6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Spokane, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Seattle, WA (KBFI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE LANDING AT DAWN WITH SNOW & ICE ON THE RWY, THE ACFT DRIFTED LEFT INTO RUNWAY LIGHTS, WHICH WERE BURIED IN A SNOW BERM FROM PREVIOUS PLOWING. THE PLT SAID THERE WAS 16 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GND & UP TO 2 INCHES ON THE RWY. HE SAID HE THOUGHT HE HAD LANDED ON THE CENTERLINE, LOST CONTROL IN A SNOWDRIFT, THEN THE ACFT DRIFTED INTO SNOW ADJACENT TO THE RWY.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND RUNWAY ALIGNMENT DURING THE LANDING ROLL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LIGHT CONDITIONS AT DAWN, SNOW AND ICE ON THE RUNWAY, AND THE RUNWAY LIGHTS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA89LA061
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 11:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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