| Statuts: | Enquête Officielle |
| Date: | mardi 20 janvier 1998 |
| Heure: | 20:30 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Beechcraft 1900D |
| Operated by: | Commutair |
| On behalf of: | US Airways Express |
| Immatriculation: | N854CA |
| Numéro de série: | UE-60 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Heures de vol: | 9433 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 10 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 12 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
| Conséquences: | Repaired |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY (SLK) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Albany Airport, NY (ALB/KALB), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY (SLK/KSLK), Etats-Unis d'Amérique | |
| Numéro de vol: | 4479 |
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:
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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Sources:
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Albany Airport, NY et Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY est de 184 km (115 miles).
La distance entre Albany Airport, NY et Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY est de 184 km (115 miles).
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