Beechcraft 200 N6684B

Summary

On 28 December 1998 at about 01:30 local time, a Beechcraft 200 registered N6684B, operated by KMR Aviation, was involved in an accident near Weiser, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 December 1998 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Weiser, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Weiser Municipal (S87)

Coordinates

44.4700, -116.9098

Aircraft

Beechcraft 200

Registration

N6684B

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

KMR Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Twin Falls → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

SEA99LA029

Nobody was injured.

Airport snow removal was not properly performed. A snowbank was a factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot reported that earlier in the day he talked with a friend that he was going to pick up at the airport. The pilot instructed the friend to call someone and have the snow plowed off the runway. The friend contacted the city employee responsible for plowing the runway. The employee stated that he would have the runway plowed. The plow operator plowed down one half of the runway to centerline and then partially plowed the other half before stopping and not finishing the job. The pilot stated that, prior to departure, he checked for Notams at the destination airport. There were none, and the flight took off and arrived in the area just after dusk. The pilot entered the traffic pattern for landing and touchdown was normal. The pilot stated that reverse thrust was used to slow the aircraft. About 1,000 feet down the runway, and at 50 knots airspeed, the left main gear collided with a snow berm that was down the centerline of the runway. The aircraft veered off the runway and collapsed the nose gear. The plow operator reported that there was no airport manager, and he did not know that he could have closed the airport.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.