Cessna 310Q N69806

Summary

On 2 March 1989 at about 06:30 local time, a Cessna 310Q registered N69806, operated by Mid Plains Aviation, was involved in an accident near Norfolk, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 March 1989 at 06:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Norfolk, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Karl Stephan (OFK)

Coordinates

42.0295, -97.4091

Aircraft

Cessna 310Q

Registration

N69806

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Mid Plains Aviation

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Des Moines → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MKC89LA073

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADEQUATE FLARE. CONTRIBUTINGTO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ICING CONDITIONS AND ICE ACCUMULATION OF THE WINGS OF THE AIRPLANE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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DURING AN ILS LOCALIZER APPROACH, THE ACFT LANDED HARD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR. THE PLT SAID HE HAD ACCUMULATED SUBSTANTIAL ICE ON THE ACFT AND UTILIZED THE DEICING EQUIPMENT SHORTLY BEFORE LDG. HE SAID HE CROSSED THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AT 100 KNOTS AND REDUCED POWER. THE ACFT PITCHED DOWN SUDDENLY, THEN POWER AND BACK PRESSURE WERE APPLIED TO CUSHION THE LDG. THE ACFT HIT HARD, BOUNCED, THEN SETTLED ON THE RUNWAY. IT WAS THEN TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.