Cessna 340 N69437
28 February 1992 · Ashland, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 February 1992 at about 14:50 local time, a Cessna 340 registered N69437, operated by Metro Plains Development Co, was involved in an accident near Ashland, Wisconsin, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ashland, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ashland (ASX)
- Coordinates
- 46.5708, -90.8701
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340
- Registration
- N69437
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Metro Plains Development Co
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cable → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI92LA100
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT DELAYED INITIATING A GO-AROUND. FACTORS WERE ICING CONDITIONS AND INADEQUATE WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE WHICH RESULTED IN RESTRICTED VISUAL LOOKOUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1992 | Cessna 340A | Long Beach, California, United States | Corporate Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1992 | Cessna 340A | Lapeer, Michigan, United States | Bolyea, James E. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1992 | Cessna 340 | Falmouth, Kentucky, United States | Marketplace America, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 May 1992 | Cessna 340 | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | Roth, Jeffrey H. | Fatal | 5 |
| 18 Feb 1993 | Cessna 340A | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | Omega Associates PA | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1991 | Cessna 340 | Columbia, California, United States | M.r.l. Industries Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 1992 | Piper PA-28-140 | Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States | Brookfield Pilot Service, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Oct 1992 | Stinson 108-3 | Mountain, Wisconsin, United States | Hartman, Phillip W. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1992 | Univair 415C | Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States | Carter Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1992 | Piper PA-34-220T | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | Joseph T. Steuer | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1992 | Cessna 401B | Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States | Freight Runners Express, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1992 | Beechcraft 77 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |