# Accident 19980227002249A: Cessna 320F, Lincoln, NE, February 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1998, 12:15 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3618° N, 68.5345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3618&lon=-68.5345&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6189Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6189Q-1998-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320F (registry code 2074516, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320F
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 125 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980227002249A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEARA HIT FROZEN SNOWBANK SWERVED LEFT. LANDED LEFT WING LOW. SWERVED INTO ANOTHER SNOW BANK. (-23) AIRCRAFT HIT FROZEN SNOW BANK ON LANDING.  UNKNOWN TO PILOT LEFT MAIN WAS DAMAGED DURING IMPACT.  ON ROLLOUT LEFT MAIN GEAR DRAGGED AIRCRAFT 90 DEGREES TO LEFT. ALL 3 LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS AIRCRAFT HIT SNOWBANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC98LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA070), Feb 27, 1998: Cessna 320F (N6189Q), Lincoln, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude which resulted in left main landing gear contacting a snowbank during the landing approach.

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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