DEWITT, AR, USA
N4613S
BEECH 58
THE PILOT OF N4613S WAS MAKING A VFR APPROACH INTO THE DE WITT, ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. SNOW HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND PILED UP ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 35. THE NOSE GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE PILED UP SNOW/ICE AT TOUCHDOWN, DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RWY THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO AN AREA OF SNOW IN WHICH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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