ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285357
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| Date: | Saturday 6 January 2007 |
| Time: | 19:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182G Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N2185R |
| MSN: | 18255385 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6285 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lamar, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, CO (COS/KCOS) |
| Lamar Field, CO (LAA/KLAA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Prior to the night landing, the pilot verified with an airport employee, that the runway lights were operational. During the landing flare to runway 26 the pilot lost visual contact with the runway due to the snow banks obscuring the runway lights. The airplane landed and veered off of the runway into the snow bank, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane or its systems. According to several witnesses, the pilot reported to them that his landing lights were not functional at the time of the landing. Several Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) had been issued prior to the accident. These addressed 4 foot snow banks on runway 8/26, 7 foot snow banks on runway 18/36 and no braking action on runway 18/36. After the accident the airport manager issued a NOTAM about obscured runway lights.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inability to maintain directional control resulting in an impact with a snow bank. Contributing factors include the obscured runway lights, inoperative landing lights, and the pilot's improper decision to operate an airplane with known systems deficiencies.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN07CA047
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 08:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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