ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369139
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| Date: | Friday 3 March 1989 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 310 |
| Owner/operator: | John Fudge/roger Van Pelt |
| Registration: | N5119C |
| MSN: | 310R1420 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6735 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Des Moines, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Kansas City, MO (MKC |
| Des Moines, IA (KDSM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON THE THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT, AFTER TWO GO-AROUNDS, THE ACFT LANDED HARD COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE , DARK NIGHT, 500 FT CEILING, 1 1/2 MILES VIS AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE. THE PLT SAID THE CONTROL TOWER TURNED THE LIGHTS UP TO BRIGHT INTENSITY TO ASSIST HIM IN MAKING VISUAL CONTACT. THE PLT SAID THE BRIGHT LIGHTS CAUSED DISTORTION AND THE ILLUSION OF BEING LOWER THAN ACTUAL. THE ACFT HAD ACCUMULATED ICE ON THE AIRFRAME AND DEICING EQUIPMENT WAS BEING UTILIZED. THE PLT SAID HE USED HIGHER THAN NORMAL APPROACH SPEED BECAUSE OF THE ICE ACCUMULATION AND WEIGHT.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY FLARE THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89LA071
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 11:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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