BRAINERD, MN, USA
N37252
CESSNA 310
AFTER MAKING A VOR/DME APCH, THE PLT CIRCLED TO LAND ON RWY 23 IN WX CONDITIONS OF LIGHT SNOW & FOG. THE TERRAIN & RWY WERE COVERED WITH SNOW. THE PLT TRIED TO CONTACT BRAINERD UNICOM TO HAVE THE RWY LIGHTS TURNED UP, BUT HE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. HE COULD HAVE ACTIVATED THE RWY LIGHTS BY KEYING HIS MICROPHONE, USING THE UNICOM FREQ, BUT HE DID NOT DO SO. WHEN ON FINAL APCH, HE SAW A ROW OF LIGHTS & BELIEVED THE ACFT WAS ALIGNED WITH THE RWY. HOWEVER, HE HAD ALIGNED THE ACFT BETWEEN THE RWY & TAXIWAY, WHERE HE SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED IN 14 INCHES OF SNOW & DAMAGED THE ACFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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