Accident · 2005-12-13
What the record says
- Event date
- 2005-12-13
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B (N454SF)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- GRANT AVIATION INC Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in the airplane exiting the runway, encountering snow, and the nose gear collapsing. Factors associated with the accident were the gusting wind and the icy runway.
Source: NTSB case ANC06CA011Flight 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.