Narrative:
A Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster, operated by CSA Air, flipped over and came to a rest between a taxiway and a runway during an attempted landing on runway 27 at Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, Wisconsin, USA.
The pilot suffered minor injuries.
Visibility at the time of the accident was limited to due snowfall and fog.
Probable cause: "The pilot's improper decision to continue an instrument approach to landing following a loss of visual reference with the runway, which resulted in the airplane touching down left of the runway in snow and flipping over."
KRHI 051353Z AUTO 18009KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC004 01/M01 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP069 P0009 T00061006
14:53 UTC / 08:53 local time:
KRHI 051453Z AUTO 19009KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC005 01/M01 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP062 P0011 60022 T00061006 56018
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 5 March 2020 |
| Time: | 08:03 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster |
| Operated by: | CSA Air |
| On behalf of: | FedEx Express |
| Registration: | N706FX |
| MSN: | 208B0426 |
| First flight: | 1995 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11458 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, WI (RHI) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Milwaukee-General Mitchell Airport, WI (MKE/KMKE), United States of America |
| Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, WI (RHI/KRHI), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 8312 |
A Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster, operated by CSA Air, flipped over and came to a rest between a taxiway and a runway during an attempted landing on runway 27 at Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, Wisconsin, USA.
The pilot suffered minor injuries.
Visibility at the time of the accident was limited to due snowfall and fog.
Probable Cause:
Probable cause: "The pilot's improper decision to continue an instrument approach to landing following a loss of visual reference with the runway, which resulted in the airplane touching down left of the runway in snow and flipping over."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Runway excursion (veer-off)
Sources:
» WJFWMETAR Weather report:
13:53 UTC / 07:53 local time:KRHI 051353Z AUTO 18009KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC004 01/M01 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP069 P0009 T00061006
14:53 UTC / 08:53 local time:
KRHI 051453Z AUTO 19009KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC005 01/M01 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP062 P0011 60022 T00061006 56018
Photos
Video, social media
The Rhinelander-Oneida County airport has partially reopened after an early morning, single-engine plane crash sent the pilot to the hospital with a head injury. @stephengoin has the details: https://t.co/ZuhD4P5fVk pic.twitter.com/VU94xZqqOl
— WJFW 12 (@WJFW12) March 6, 2020
Map
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Distance from Milwaukee-General Mitchell Airport, WI to Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, WI as the crow flies is 321 km (201 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Milwaukee-General Mitchell Airport, WI to Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, WI as the crow flies is 321 km (201 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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