Accident Aero Commander 500B N630KC, Tuesday 5 April 1983

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Date:	Tuesday 5 April 1983
Time:	00:45 LT
Type:	Aero Commander 500B
Owner/operator:	Central Air Charter, Inc.
Registration:	N630KC
MSN:	997-28
Total airframe hrs:	9540 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-540-B1A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Hutchinson, KS - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Salina, KS
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN 2 INCHES OF SNOW & SLUSH. BRAKING ACTION WAS NON-EXISTENT. THE RWY LIGHTS WERE COVERED WITH PILES OF SNOW & WERE NOT VISIBLE. THE ACFT VEERED RIGHT INTO A SNOWBANK COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. THE NWS CONTRACT WEATHER OBSERVER IS NOT REQUIRED TO MEASURE & REPORT RWY SNOW DEPTH. HUTCHISON DOES NOT HAVE A TOWER OPERATING AT NIGHT.

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