Beechcraft F33A N282R

Summary

On 20 December 2000 at about 19:10 local time, a Beechcraft F33A registered N282R was involved in an accident near Winona, Minnesota, 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

20 December 2000 at 19:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Winona, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Winona Muni-Max Conrad Fld (ONA)

Coordinates

44.0390, -91.6505

Aircraft

Beechcraft F33A

Registration

N282R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winona → Minneapolis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI01LA059

Nobody was injured.

The pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing roll. A factor was the snowbank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with a snowbank. The pilot reported no injuries. The pilot stated, "After getting clearance for flite to MSP I taxied to runway 11 [and] looked down runway[.] It was snowing [and] blowing harder than before so I decided to taxi aways down to se condition of runway[.] Then decided not to go [and] looking for turn off I hit snow bank[.]" A witness stated, "I saw the plane leave the ramp area and taxi toward runway 11. (The building next door obstructs the view of the west end of the runway.) After hearing some garbled talk on the UNICOM I saw the plane come into view, airborne, directly in front of the lobby window. It banked left, made a 180 degree turn, and flew parallel to the runway with not much altitude. It then disappeared from view because of the building next door. Soon the pilot contacted [the fixed base operator] via UNICOM and asked that someone come and pick him up because he said he had slid off the runway." The weather was: Wind 150 degrees at 7 knots; visibility 1 and 1/4 statute mile; current condition light snow; sky condition overcast 700 feet; temperature -12 degrees C; dew point -14 degrees C; altimeter 29.86 inches of mercury.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.