ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369136
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| Date: | Friday 3 March 1989 |
| Time: | 20:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 310 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N98934 |
| MSN: | 310R0654 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cedar Rapids, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Omaha, NE (KOMA) |
| Aurora, IL (KARR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES INTO A PERSONAL IFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND LOSE POWER. HE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN, CONTACTED DES MOINES APPROACH FOR VECTORS TO THE ARPT. THE DSM WEATHER WAS BELOW MINIMUM SO VECTORS WERE GIVEN TO THE CEDAR RAPIDS ARPT. DURING THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9 AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS ENCOUNTERED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THE ACFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING THE APPROACH LIGHTS AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE ACFT. POST ACCIDENT LEFT ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED A BROKE CRANKSHAFT.
Probable Cause: THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT WAS NOT ATTAINED BY THE PILOT AND THE CRANKSHAFT FAILURE ON ONE ENGINE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE APPROACH LIGHTS WHICH WERE CONTACTED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89LA072
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 11:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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