Coeur D'alene Air Terminal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Coeur D'alene, Idaho 83858
Sunday, December 2, 2007 18:45 PST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane was landing at night on a runway contaminated with 2.5 inches of slush and a 60-degree left crosswind at 16 knots, gusting to 22 knots. After the airplane touched down, it immediately began hydroplaning to the right. The pilot attempted to correct by adding power to the right engine to regain directional control; however, the nose landing gear struck a concrete pad, which was supporting a lighted runway sign. The landing gear separated from the airplane and struck the leading edge of the left wing, which created an indentation and hole. The nose landing gear wheel well was structurally deformed, and required a major repair to rectify. Prior to landing, a vehicle had tested the runway’s braking action, and the pilot was informed that it was "POOR."

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll out. Contributing to the accident was the slush contaminated runway and the crosswind weather conditions.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/2/2007
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1845
Event Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Event City Coeur d'Alene
Event State IDAHO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 83858
Event Date Year 2007
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 474627N
Event Location Longitude 1164910W
Event Location Airport Coeur d'Alene Air Terminal
Event Location Nearest Airport ID COE
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 2320
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1835 Pacific Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID COE
Elevation of weather observation facility 2320
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation PST
Lighting Conditions Night
Lowest Ceiling Height 4200
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 1300
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 9
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 2
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 0
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 170
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 16
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 29
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.75
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 8
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 24621
NTSB Notification Source FAA ROC
NTSB Notification Date Dec 2 2007 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 18 2008 1:11PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Spokane, WA

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N551GF
NTSB Number SEA08LA041
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 551
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 551-0039
Certified Max Gross Weight 12700
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats 2
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 6
Total number of seats on the aircraft 8
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Continuous Airworthiness
Date of Last Inspection Oct 29 2007 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 4673
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name CCM Aviation L.L.C.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 524 E. Sherman Ave.
Aircraft Owner City Coeur d'Alene
Aircraft Owner State ID
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 83858
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name CCM Aviation L.L.C.
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 524 E. Sherman Ave.
Operator City Coeur d'Alene
Operator State ID
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 83858
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code HND
Departure City Henderson
Departure State NV
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1555
Departure Time Zone PST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code COE
Destination City Coeur d'Alene
Destination State ID
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - roll
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Mar 24 2010 11:43AM
User who most recently changed record broda
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 23
Runway Length 7400
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --