Pilot of small aircraft on landing on snow covered runway, drifted into snow bank sheared off left l...

Attributes
ACN	132142
Time
Date	198912
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : w48
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 85 flight time type : 11
ASRS Report	132142
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As I was transitioning from landing roll to taxi, I drifted off runway into deep snow and sheared off left landing gear (fixed gear plane).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA ON LNDG ON SNOW COVERED RWY, DRIFTED INTO SNOW BANK SHEARED OFF LEFT LNDG GEAR.

Narrative: AS I WAS TRANSITIONING FROM LNDG ROLL TO TAXI, I DRIFTED OFF RWY INTO DEEP SNOW AND SHEARED OFF LEFT LNDG GEAR (FIXED GEAR PLANE).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Pilot of small aircraft on landing on snow covered runway, drifted into snow bank sheared off left landing gear.