MONTE VISTA, CO, USA
N96LL
CESSNA T210L
DURING A NIGHT FLIGHT, A SNOW PLOW CLEANED THE RUNWAY. THE PLOWING WAS DONE OFF CENTER AND DID NOT ENCOMPASS THE FULL WIDTH OF THE RUNWAY, THUS LEAVING A SNOWBANK ON THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE FLIGHT LANDED, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS IN THE SNOWBANK CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE SNOWBANK, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.
A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOWBANK WHICH WAS LEFT ON THE RUNWAY AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE PLOWING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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