Warren Regional Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Youngstown, Ohio 44473
Thursday, January 14, 1999 19:30 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot stated that he was aware of the poor braking action on the runway. He landed on the runway and reported the aircraft struck a hole with the left main landing gear, and veered off the left side of the runway into a snowbank. A Notice to Airman issued for the runway stated that it was covered with hard packed snow over thin ice, and braking action was reported as poor. A witness stated that the airplane was in a steep angle of descent when it broke out of the clouds. A Federal Aviation Administration Inspector was unable to locate the 'bump' the pilot reported. He added that numerous tracks from emergency equipment were on the runway.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the icy runway.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 1/14/1999
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1930
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City YOUNGSTOWN
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 44473
Event Date Year 1999
Event Date Month 1
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport WARREN REGIONAL AIRPORT
Event Location Nearest Airport ID YNG
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1196
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1923 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID YNG
Elevation of weather observation facility 1196
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 400
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 1.5
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -9
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -10
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 300
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Light
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 5
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 873
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jan 15 1999 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1000
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 12 2000 11:17AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N882BB
NTSB Number IAD99LA027
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 421B
Aircraft Series Identifier 421B
Aircraft Serial Number 421B0543
Certified Max Gross Weight 7450
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 8
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection AAIP
Date of Last Inspection Jan 14 1999 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 2
Airframe Hours 6627
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name BRUCE BENNETT
Aircraft Owner Street Address 477 WHITE OAK LANE
Aircraft Owner City BARRINGTON
Aircraft Owner State IL
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 60010
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name HAWKEYE CHARTER SERVICE, INC
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 2112 AIRPORT DRIVE
Operator City ELKART
Operator State IN
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 46514
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not Non-scheduled
Indicates Domestic or International Flight Domestic
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail Passenger/Cargo
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Unknown
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code EKM
Departure City SOUTH BEND
Departure State IN
Departure Country
Departure Time 1806
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code YNG
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 32
Runway Length 9003
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --