ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364006
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| Date: | Friday 28 February 1992 |
| Time: | 10:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 340 |
| Owner/operator: | Metro Plains Development Co |
| Registration: | N69437 |
| MSN: | 3400258 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1541 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSI0-520-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ashland, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Cable, WI (3CU) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 200 TO 300 FEET AGL ON FINAL APPROACH, THE WINDSHIELD BECAME OBSCURED AND HIS FORWARD VISIBILITY WAS RESTRICTED. HE ADVANCED THE POWER TO GO-AROUND BUT THE AIRPLANE SETTLED HARD ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST 210 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE APPROACH AND THE WINDSHIELD HEAT ON THE PILOT'S SIDE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT DELAYED INITIATING A GO-AROUND. FACTORS WERE ICING CONDITIONS AND INADEQUATE WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE WHICH RESULTED IN RESTRICTED VISUAL LOOKOUT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92LA100
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 08:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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