Cpr aircraft receives no snow depth report. Lands in 6 inches of snow.

Attributes
ACN	235901
Time
Date	199303
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bkl
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 5750 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	235901
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

ATIS indicated 'snow on runway, braking action, poor.' no indication of snow depth was provided. When I touched down, I realized that there was at least and probably more than 6 inches of drifted snow on the runway. The PNF had radioed the tower for current WX (ATIS was old) and no mention of snow depth was received from that source either. Although a safe and uneventful landing was accomplished, I would have diverted to another airport if I had known snow depth. The aircraft I was flying has very short landing gear and I was very upset when I realized how deep in snow I was. Packed snow or other misfortune could have damaged the landing gear doors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR ACFT RECEIVES NO SNOW DEPTH RPT. LANDS IN 6 INCHES OF SNOW.

Narrative: ATIS INDICATED 'SNOW ON RWY, BRAKING ACTION, POOR.' NO INDICATION OF SNOW DEPTH WAS PROVIDED. WHEN I TOUCHED DOWN, I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS AT LEAST AND PROBABLY MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF DRIFTED SNOW ON THE RWY. THE PNF HAD RADIOED THE TWR FOR CURRENT WX (ATIS WAS OLD) AND NO MENTION OF SNOW DEPTH WAS RECEIVED FROM THAT SOURCE EITHER. ALTHOUGH A SAFE AND UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED, I WOULD HAVE DIVERTED TO ANOTHER ARPT IF I HAD KNOWN SNOW DEPTH. THE ACFT I WAS FLYING HAS VERY SHORT LNDG GEAR AND I WAS VERY UPSET WHEN I REALIZED HOW DEEP IN SNOW I WAS. PACKED SNOW OR OTHER MISFORTUNE COULD HAVE DAMAGED THE LNDG GEAR DOORS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.