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Old 12-19-2008, 09:52 PM
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Taxiing around SLC tonight witnessed Avantair run off 34R into a ditch. Please keep the crew and any passengers on board in your prayers.
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Old 12-20-2008, 01:15 PM
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I spoke to the crew, no one was hurt and the aircraft was not damaged. It was not in a ditch just in the snow on the side of the runway. Clear ice on the runway may have been a contributing factor.
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Old 12-20-2008, 02:16 PM
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I landed at SLC last night. It was ugly with a capital UG. The winds had died down before we got there, but RVR was 2400. Earlier vis was that low with 20-30 knot winds. Oh, and heavy snow - about 6 inches.

Glad no one was hurt.
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Old 12-20-2008, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by HaZMaT View Post
I spoke to the crew, no one was hurt and the aircraft was not damaged. It was not in a ditch just in the snow on the side of the runway. Clear ice on the runway may have been a contributing factor.
Glad no one got hurt, was kind of a bad way to end on a Friday night, seeing that incident develop.
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Thats at least two off the runway and one off a taxiway in the last 24 hours.
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Old 12-20-2008, 06:38 PM
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i landed 34r at around 8pm and the weather was clearing out. 8 sm and 4000 scattered. i reported the breaking action as fair. ive got anti skid on the beechjet what does the piaggio have as far as anti skid? it was fun taxiing to the jet center through snow banks!
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Old 12-21-2008, 09:26 AM
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no antiskid. marginal steering. the tail really gets pushed around in the wind too.
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