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FAA accident report · Cessna 310Q · Council Bluffs, IA · March 15, 1998

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Date
March 15, 1998 · 20:00 local
Place
Council Bluffs, IA
Airport
Council Bluffs Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1521T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA103
Reported as
Cessna 310Q
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
528 total95 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days
N1521TRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2018 · Cessna 310QS/N 310Q0518 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna 310QEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(Tty) acft landed hard and off center, nose gear collapsed, Council Bluffs, IA. (-23) not aligned with runway landed on snowbank off edge runway. Folded nose gear icing conditions existed. (.4)the airplane touched down in a snow bank on the right edge of the runway. The nose gear collapsed and the airplane slid sideways coming to a stop on a easterly heading. The pilot was unable to lower the airplane's landing lights during the approach, but he reported the runway lights were on high intensity and the visibility was good. (-23) pilot stated that a normal approach was made and on roll out the nose gear collapsed. Inspection of the aircraft and examination of the scene, and photographs taken by the airport manager suggest the pilot landed the aircraft approx. 30 feet right of the runway center line. This placed the right gear off the hard surface and the nose gear on top of a snow bank that had been created when the runway was cleared earlier. It appears that landing in the snow bank caused the nose gear to collapse. From initial touchdown to where the aircraft came to rest was approx. 288 feet, the aircraft came to rest 90 degrees to the center line of the runway. Two passengers sustained minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(TTY) ACFT LANDED HARD AND OFF CENTER, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA. (-23) NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY LANDED ON SNOWBANK OFF EDGE RUNWAY. FOLDED NOSE GEAR ICING CONDITIONS EXISTED. (.4)THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A SNOW BANK ON THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SLID SIDEWAYS COMING TO A STOP ON A EASTERLY HEADING. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING LIGHTS DURING THE APPROACH, BUT HE REPORTED THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE ON HIGH INTENSITY AND THE VISIBILITY WAS GOOD. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT A NORMAL APPROACH WAS MADE AND ON ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND EXAMINATION OF THE SCENE, AND PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY THE AIRPORT MANAGER SUGGEST THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT APPROX. 30 FEET RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE. THIS PLACED THE RIGHT GEAR OFF THE HARD SURFACE AND THE NOSE GEAR ON TOP OF A SNOW BANK THAT HAD BEEN CREATED WHEN THE RUNWAY WAS CLEARED EARLIER. IT APPEARS THAT LANDING IN THE SNOW BANK CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. FROM INITIAL TOUCHDOWN TO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WAS APPROX. 288 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 90 DEGREES TO THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY. TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI98LA103Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCouncil Bluffs, IAthe pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the landing. The dark night was a factor.Mar 16, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1521T · 1

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

Incident 19940114005399IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Oakland, CANarrative: on jan 14, 1994, at 2230 local, a Cessna 310Q owned and piloted by mark r. mohler experienced an unsafe landing gear indication while on approach to san carlos, CA airport (sql). The approach was discontinued and the aircraft diverted to Oakland…Jan 14, 1994 · Minor damage