Small aircraft pilot hit a snow bank on landing at svs.

Attributes
ACN	458196
Time
Date	199912
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	458196
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Prior to landing at stevens village, ak (svs), I overflew the full length of runway 7/25 to visually inspect its condition. The runway appeared to have been free of snow, and in acceptable shape for landing. The field was approached for a normal landing in a soft-field confign. Shortly after touchdown, the left main wheel entered a snow bank. The airplane veered to the left, directional control was maintained by the use of a combination of a power application and full rudder deflection. Upon shutting the aircraft down, inspection revealed minor abrasion to a propeller blade. The propeller was dressed (pilot is a licensed a&P mechanic) and found to be in good shape. No other damage was found. The aircraft was returned to base, where I made a PIREP to fai FSS requesting that a NOTAM be issued. Contributing factors: runway was reported by lcls to be plowed and in good shape. Other aircraft were reported to have been in. This airport needs to be maintained better than it presently is, and a NOTAM regarding its actual condition should have been issued by the manager.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT HIT A SNOW BANK ON LNDG AT SVS.

Narrative: PRIOR TO LNDG AT STEVENS VILLAGE, AK (SVS), I OVERFLEW THE FULL LENGTH OF RWY 7/25 TO VISUALLY INSPECT ITS CONDITION. THE RWY APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN FREE OF SNOW, AND IN ACCEPTABLE SHAPE FOR LNDG. THE FIELD WAS APCHED FOR A NORMAL LNDG IN A SOFT-FIELD CONFIGN. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE L MAIN WHEEL ENTERED A SNOW BANK. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE L, DIRECTIONAL CTL WAS MAINTAINED BY THE USE OF A COMBINATION OF A PWR APPLICATION AND FULL RUDDER DEFLECTION. UPON SHUTTING THE ACFT DOWN, INSPECTION REVEALED MINOR ABRASION TO A PROP BLADE. THE PROP WAS DRESSED (PLT IS A LICENSED A&P MECH) AND FOUND TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO BASE, WHERE I MADE A PIREP TO FAI FSS REQUESTING THAT A NOTAM BE ISSUED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: RWY WAS RPTED BY LCLS TO BE PLOWED AND IN GOOD SHAPE. OTHER ACFT WERE RPTED TO HAVE BEEN IN. THIS ARPT NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED BETTER THAN IT PRESENTLY IS, AND A NOTAM REGARDING ITS ACTUAL CONDITION SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY THE MGR.

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.