ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354705
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 March 1998 |
| Time: | 05:41 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 421B |
| Owner/operator: | American Corporate Aviation |
| Registration: | N70PD |
| MSN: | 421B0562 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6386 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental GTSIO-520-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Show Low, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Zuni Pueblo, NM (ZUN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot taxied about 1/2 mile before reaching the displaced threshold of the runway. Witness reports indicated that it was snowing heavily and the pilot admitted that his windscreen was partially covered with heavy, wet snow. The pilot thought the snow would not be a factor once he began his takeoff roll. Examination of the runway by FAA inspectors disclosed that the starting point of the takeoff roll and where the airplane came to rest was a straight line, and, the airplanes tracks showed that the pilot inadvertently lined the airplane up with the runway edge lines rather than the centerline stripe. The airplane departed the runway and the nose gear collapsed in the mud. There was no evidence of a mechanical malfunction.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper alignment on the runway due to the obscuration by snow of the runway and on the airplane's windows.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX98LA121
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2024 17:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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