Accident · 2004-03-21
What the record says
- Event date
- 2004-03-21
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31T3 (N223CS)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Cape Smythe Air Service Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Cape Smythe Air Service Inc.
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the airplane colliding with drifted snow during the landing roll. Factors contributing to the accident were a snow covered runway, airport personnel's failure to remove accumulated snow on the runway, and flat light conditions at the airport.
Source: NTSB case ANC04LA037Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.