What happened
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Acft landed hard due to structural icing. (.19)on January 8, 1999, at 1745 eastern standard time, a Cessna 310R, N31UV, was substantially damaged during landing at Lehigh Valley International Airport (abe), Allentown, Pennsylvania. The canadian certificated commercial pilot and five passengers were uninjured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight between bangor international airport (bgr), bangor, Maine, and northeast philadelphia airport (pne), philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, the flight diverted to legigh valley when the pilot discovered, while the airplane was in icing conditions. During the landing, the right wing lost lift, and the right landing gear hit the pavement hard. Ground personnel reported to the inspector that there was about 4 inches of ice on the leading edge of the right wing, and the left wing was clean. Six minutes after the landing, the airport reported a 600 foot broken layer, a 1,000 foot overcast, freezing drizzle, and mist. (.4) the pi lot operated the airplane's deicing boots after ice accumulated on the wings. The right wing's outboard, 3-foot section, did not clear. The pilot diverted to a nearby airport, and completed an ILS approach. He reduced power early in the flare, and the airplane made a hard landing. Personnel on the ground observed about 4 inches of ice on the outboard leading edge of the right wing.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LANDED HARD DUE TO STRUCTURAL ICING. (.19)ON JANUARY 8, 1999, AT 1745 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 310R, N31UV, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ABE), ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CANADIAN CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND FIVE PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT BETWEEN BANGOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BGR), BANGOR, MAINE, AND NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT (PNE), PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO LEGIGH VALLEY WHEN THE PILOT DISCOVERED, WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS IN ICING CONDITIONS. DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT WING LOST LIFT, AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR HIT THE PAVEMENT HARD. GROUND PERSONNEL REPORTED TO THE INSPECTOR THAT THERE WAS ABOUT 4 INCHES OF ICE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING, AND THE LEFT WING WAS CLEAN. SIX MINUTES AFTER THE LANDING, THE AIRPORT REPORTED A 600 FOOT BROKEN LAYER, A 1,000 FOOT OVERCAST, FREEZING DRIZZLE, AND MIST. (.4) THE PI LOT OPERATED THE AIRPLANE'S DEICING BOOTS AFTER ICE ACCUMULATED ON THE WINGS. THE RIGHT WING'S OUTBOARD, 3-FOOT SECTION, DID NOT CLEAR. THE PILOT DIVERTED TO A NEARBY AIRPORT, AND COMPLETED AN ILS APPROACH. HE REDUCED POWER EARLY IN THE FLARE, AND THE AIRPLANE MADE A HARD LANDING. PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND OBSERVED ABOUT 4 INCHES OF ICE ON THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING.
NTSB investigation
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