Mitsubishi MU-2B-30 N555CH

Summary

On 21 January 1983 at about 05:50 local time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-30 registered N555CH was involved in an accident near Lubbock, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 January 1983 at 05:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Lubbock Int'l. (LBB)

Coordinates

33.5905, -101.8507

Aircraft

Mitsubishi MU-2B-30

Registration

N555CH

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Midland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW83LA096

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER A NORMAL APPROACH, TOUCHDOWN & INITIAL ROLL-OUT, THE ACFT VEER RIGHT & STRUCK A 3 TO 4 FT SNOWBANK. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT SNOW HAD BEEN FALLING FOR OVER 12 HRS & AN 80 FT WIDE PATH HAD BEEN PLOWED DOWN THE CENTER OF THE RUWWAY. THERE WAS 3 INCHES OF SNOW REMAINING IN THE PLOWED AREA. NO ICE WAS REPORTED, BUT THE BRAKING ACTION WAS REPORTED AS NIL. THE PLT REPORTED THAT A PREVIOUS ICE STORM HAD DEPOSITED 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF ICE ON THE RUNWAY BEFORE SNOW BEGAN TO FALL. THE PRESENCE OF ICE HAD BEEN INDICATED EARLIER IN THE DAY WHEN A BOEING 737 HAD SLID OFF OF A TAXIWAY. THE PLT STATED THAT HAD HE KNOWN ABOUT THE ICE, HE WOULD NOT HAVE LANDED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.