Accident Cessna 120 N120L, Saturday 26 December 1998

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Date:	Saturday 26 December 1998
Time:	17:00 LT
Type:	Cessna 120
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N120L
MSN:	12858
Year of manufacture:	1947
Total airframe hrs:	3620 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-200A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Omak, WA - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	(KOMK)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

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.

Probable Cause: 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.

Accident investigation: