ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377824
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| Date: | Friday 18 January 1985 |
| Time: | 14:36 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 58P Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Transnational Motors, Inc. |
| Registration: | N58PC |
| MSN: | TJ-168 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1895 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Rapids, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Canton, OH (KCAK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT 1215 EST, A GROUND VEHICLE OPERATOR (S-1) RPRTD THAT THE BRAKING ACTION WAS POOR ON THE RWYS & TAXIWAYS (TWYS). IN THE NEXT 9 MIN, 5 SNOW PLOWS WERE CLEARED ONTO TWYS A & E. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE PLT OF N58PC WAS CLEARED TO TAXI FM THE GENERAL AVIATION RAMP TO RWY 26L, BUT HE WAS NOT ISSUED INFO CONCERNING BRAKING ACTION OR OTHER TRAFFIC. WHILE HE WAS TAXIING ON TWY A, A SNOW PLOW ON TWY E CONVERGED FROM THE PLT'S LEFT. THE SNOW PLOW OPERATOR WAS WINDROWING ALREADY PLOWED SNOW. HE STAYED TO THE LEFT AS HE WENT ONTO TWY A & WAS TRAVELING AHEAD OF N58PC. THE PLT OF N58PC ALERTED GROUNDCONTROL PSNL OF THE SNOW PLOW'S PSN & STEERED HIS ACFT TO THE RGT. THE SNOW PLOW OPERATOR THEN STARTED TO MAKE A 180 DEGRGT TURN ON THE TWY, BUT STOPPED WHEN HE SAW THE ACFT. THE PLT TRIED TO AVOID A COLLISION, BUT HIS LEFT WING HIT THE SNOW PLOW. THE SNOW PLOW OPERATOR SAID THERE WAS A BLIND AREA TO THE RGT SIDE OF HIS CAB WHICH MAY HAVE ATTRIBUTED TO HIS LACK OF VISION. THE TOWER CONTROLLER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH ACFT & VEHICULAR TRAFFIC PER LETTER OF AGREEMENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI85LA089
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2024 16:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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