# Accident 19890303002959A: Cessna 310R, Des Moines, IA, March 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1989, 05:30 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BSYA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5119C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5119C-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,041 total, 1,595 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890303002959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN GEAR DUE TO SIDE LOAD LANDING IN STRONG CROSSWIND. AIRFRAME ICING A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC89LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA071), Mar 3, 1989: Cessna 310 (N5119C), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY FLARE THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N5119C (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860130004009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860130004009I), Jan 30, 1986: Cessna 310R (N5119C), Mason City, IA. Engine failed at cruise. Landed with propeller feathered and without incident. Suspect clogged fuel injectors.
- [Incident 19851120064899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851120064899I), Nov 20, 1985: Cessna 310R (N5119C), Omaha, NE. Unsafe gear indication during approach. Gear extended manually. Left main gear switch frozen.
- [Incident 19850111002999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850111002999I), Jan 11, 1985: Cessna 310R (N5119C), Boston, MA, Minor damage. While taxiing had smoke from instrument panel in cockpit. Short found on adf push button switch.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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