Swearingen SA226TC N1011N

Summary

On 13 March 1983 at about 00:00 local time, a Swearingen SA226TC registered N1011N, operated by East Coast Airways, was involved in an accident near Albany, New York, United States. 14 people were on board and 8 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 March 1983 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Albany, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Albany (ALB)

Coordinates

42.7009, -73.7593

Aircraft

Swearingen SA226TC

Registration

N1011N

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

East Coast Airways

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Westfield → Albany

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC83FA074

8 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING ARRIVAL, HE FOLLOWED THE ILS GLIDE SLOPE TO TOUCHDOWN ABOUT 1000 FT DOWN THE RWY. HE REPORTED THE LANDING WAS SMOOTH, AND WHEN THE ACFT WAS APRX 100 FT FROM THE INTERSECTION OF RWYS 1/19 AND 10/28, HE SAW A RIDGE OF SNOW AND ICE ACROSS THE RWY. SINCE THE ACFT SAW STILL TRAVELING AT APRX 50 KTS, THE AIRCREW COULD NOT AVOID THE ICE AND SNOW. AS THE ACFT CROSSED THE INTERSECTION, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE LANDING GEAR AURAL WARNING HORN ACTIVATED AND THE RED LIGHT ON THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER STOPPING, AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR WAS BENT AFT AND THE FUSELAGE WAS WRINKLED. ALSO, THE SPACE BETWEEN THE NOSEWHEEL TIRES WAS FOUND PACKED WITH ICE. A FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT SNOWPLOW OPERATORS HAD BEEN PLOWING SNOW ON RWY 10/28 AND TURN-AROUNDS HAD BEEN MADE ON RWY 1/19 BEFORE SWEARINGEN, N1011N, HAD LANDED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.