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| Date: | Tuesday 15 February 2000 |
| Time: | 18:25 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 1900D |
| Owner/operator: | Astral Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N81SK |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14422 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-67D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ESCANABA, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | TRAVERSE CITY , MI (KTVC) |
| (KESC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The captain reported that upon landing, '... the aircraft pulled to the right due to unknown reasons.' He also stated that, 'The aircraft departed the runway surface at which point a propeller blade impacted an unknown object that severed the blade from the hub and causing it to impact the fuselage.' A representative at the airport reported that snow plowing operations were being conducted at the time of the accident, when the driver of the snow plow heard the aircraft report on the Unicom frequency. At this time, the snow plowing operations were suspended. About 45 minutes elapsed before the aircraft touched down. The report also indicates that the runway had not been plowed to its full width and that the south side of the runway had not been plowed. The report also indicates that no radio communications were made with the flight crew regarding updated runway conditions. Airport condition reports from the day of the accident indicate that there was a snowbank approximately 24 inches high on the south side of the runway.
Probable Cause: the failure of the flightcrew to maintain directional control due to unsafe/hazardous conditions on the runway that was not relayed to them. Factors were the uneven snow covered runway and the snowbank.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI00FA071
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2022 05:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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