Accident · 1993-03-17

NTSB case BFO93FA049 · BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE 3101 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1993-03-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE 3101 (N159PC)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: USAIR EXPRESS Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): USAIR EXPRESS

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO ASSURE PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE PLOWED PORTION OF THE RUNWAY (OR PERFORM A MISSED APPROACH). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION, INADEQUATE REMOVAL OF SNOW FROM THE RUNWAY WITH SNOW ALONG THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE LACK OF VISUAL CUES (PERCEPTION) FOR THE PILOT(S).

Source: NTSB case BFO93FA049

Flight 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.

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