SOLON SPRINGS, WI, USA
N5587Q
MOONEY M20C
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE DEPARTED SOLON SPRINGS, WI AT 2100 CST, THE WEATHER WAS WINDY, BUT THE SKY WAS CLEAR. HE LANDED AT MINNEAPOLIS, MN TO PICK UP A PASSENGER, THEN DEPARTED ON A RETURN FLIGHT TO SOLON. WHILE RETURNING, HE ENCOUNTERED SNOW. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING ARRIVAL, HE TRIED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 1, BUT COULD NOT PICK UP THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY DUE TO THE DARKNESS AND CROSSWIND. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRCRAFT LANDING LIGHT WAS NOT DIRECTED ONTO THE RUNWAY IN THE RIGHT CROSSWIND. THE PILOT THEN ELECTED TO LAND DOWNWIND ON RUNWAY 19. HE ESTIMATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 030 DEG AT 20, GUSTING 30 KTS. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, WHICH WAS WET, AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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