Beechcraft 200 N771HC

Summary

On 24 March 2007 at about 16:50 local time, a Beechcraft 200 registered N771HC was involved in an incident near Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 March 2007 at 16:50

Classification

Incident

Location

Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Angel Fire (AXX)

Coordinates

36.4217, -105.2900

Aircraft

Beechcraft 200

Registration

N771HC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oklahoma City → Angel Fire

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN07LA090

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inability to maintain clearance from the snow bank. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to perform a go-around/missed approach procedure after observing snow removal equipment on the runway, the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making, the lack of NOTAMs for runway conditions, and the contaminated runway environment.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was performing an instrument approach on runway 17. He reported his position on the common traffic advisory frequency at 20 miles north, 10 miles north, and on a three mile final. About two miles from the approach end of the runway the pilot saw a snow plow on the northern end of the runway moving further north. The pilot maneuvered the airplane laterally to avoid over flying the snow plow and selected a touch down point 1,000 feet beyond the snow plow. Pictures of the accident airplane and runway environment, taken immediately after the accident, illustrate a swath of unplowed snow in the middle of the runway. During the landing roll, the left wing contacted the swath of snow, resulting in substantial damage. The driver of the snow plow was carrying a Unicom radio and did not hear the position reports from the pilot. No NOTAMS were issued for snow removal activity or runway conditions. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.