# Accident 19951128045859A: Cessna 310R, Michigan City, IN, November 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1995, 04:45 local time
- Place: Michigan City, IN
- Airport: Michigan City Apt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7090° N, 86.8693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7090&lon=-86.8693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5CX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5CX) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,338 total, 160 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951128045859A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY. BELOW NORMAL APPROACH SPEED AND RESIDUAL AIRFRAME ICING WERE FACTORS. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 28, 1995, AT 0445 CST, A CESSNA MODEL 310R, N5CX, PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN ON APPROACH TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. VMC PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT FOR THE 14 CFR 91 CONDUCTED FLIGHT. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE AND THE PIC REPORTED NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF OR HIS PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED HOLLAND, MICHIGAN AT 0515 EST AND WAS ENROUTE TO MICHIGAN CIY, IN. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO HOLLAND, MICHIGAN. THE FAA WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ACCIDENT UNTIL TWO DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI96LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA047), Nov 28, 1995: Cessna 310R (N5CX), Michigan City, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's selecting and maintaining an improper approach speed.

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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