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| Date: | Sunday 4 February 2018 |
| Time: | 16:55 |
| Type: |  Cessna T303 Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | Pegasus Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N303TL |
| MSN: | T30300286 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2650 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental LTSIO-520-AE3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Walter J Koladza Airport (KGBR), Great Barrington, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Farmingdale, NY (FRG) |
| Great Barrington, MA (GBR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while taxiing onto the snow-covered runway for departure, he was unable to see the runway markings. He added that he decided to cancel the flight and return to the ramp, but the airplane exited the runway and went down an embankment.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to see the taxiway when returning to the ramp from the snow-covered runway, which resulted in the airplane rolling down an embankment.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=303TL
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N303TL
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 August 2019 | N303TL | Pegasus Aviation Inc | 1 | near Sky Acres Airport (44N), NY | |
w/o |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2018 02:04 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Jun-2018 19:58 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jun-2018 06:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, ] |
| 23-Jun-2018 09:35 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jun-2018 09:52 | harro | Updated [Source, ] |
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