Cessna 120 N120L

Summary

On 26 December 1998 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N120L, operated by Marsh, Travis, V., was involved in an accident near Omak, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 December 1998 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Omak, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Omak (OMK)

Coordinates

48.3592, -119.2701

Aircraft

Cessna 120

Registration

N120L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Marsh, Travis, V.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA99LA024

Nobody was injured.

The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were the snow covered runway and a snowbank (berm) at the runway's edge.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 95 total hour (80 hours make/model) pilot-in-command reported that upon touchdown on runway 17 at the Omak airport the aircraft bounced slightly and then touched down left of the centerline and at a slight angle. The runway surface had a thin layer of snow covering its surface and the pilot was unsuccessful in regaining directional control using brakes and rudder. The aircraft then departed the runway approximately 45 degrees from the centerline and impacted a snowbank (berm) along the runway's east edge, subsequently nosing over. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical problem with the aircraft and winds were 4 knots from 070 degrees magnetic.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.