What happened
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(.19) On July 17, 2001, about 2240 central daylight time, a Cessna 310R, N1448Z, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed on impact with trees and terrain in oak creek, Wisconsin, while on approach to runway 1L at General Mitchell international airport (mke), Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A post impact fire occurred. The non-scheduled domestic cargo flight was operating under 14 CFR part 135. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and the flight was on an instrument flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from central Wisconsin airport, near mosinee, Wisconsin, at time unknown and was on approach to mke at the time of the accident. An on-scene investigation was conducted. The airplane impacted a wooded area west of the approach lights to runway 1L. Tree branches and a tree, along a linear path from the edge of this wooded area to where the airplane's fuselage came to rest, were found broken off and laying on the ground. The airplane's fuselage was found inverted, discolored, and deformed. Sections of the fuselage were found melted. The horizontal stabilizer and rudder were found detached from the fuselage. The propellers we re found detached from their engine flanges and the threaded bolt holes on the propeller hub assemblies were found oval shaped. The left engine produced a thumb compression on cylinders except for the number six cylinder. That cylinder was found discolored and deformed. Valve train continuity was established to the number six cylinder. Both of the left engine's magnetos produced sparks when rotated by hand. The left engine's vacuum pump produced suction when rotated by hand. The right engine produced a thumb compression on all cylinders and one of its magnetos produced sparks. The right engine's vacuum pump was found with a broken base and coupler. That vacuum pump produced suction when the coupler was rotated by hand. Removed spark plugs exhibited a light gray color. Flight control continuity was established. Engine control continuity was established. At 2203, the mke weather was: wind 090 degrees at 5 knots; visibility 1/2 statute mile; present weather mist; sky condition broken 300 feet; temperature 21 degrees c; dew point 21 degrees c; altimeter 29.97 inches of mercury. (-23) aircraft crashed into trees 1800' west of ILS 16 approach center line. Weather at the time was 300' over 1 mile winds calm. Aircraft was 1800' west of 16 center line & 200' low.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 17, 2001, ABOUT 2240 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 310R, N1448Z, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH TREES AND TERRAIN IN OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN, WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 1L AT GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MKE), MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. A POST IMPACT FIRE OCCURRED. THE NON-SCHEDULED DOMESTIC CARGO FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 135. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE FLIGHT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CENTRAL WISCONSIN AIRPORT, NEAR MOSINEE, WISCONSIN, AT TIME UNKNOWN AND WAS ON APPROACH TO MKE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A WOODED AREA WEST OF THE APPROACH LIGHTS TO RUNWAY 1L. TREE BRANCHES AND A TREE, ALONG A LINEAR PATH FROM THE EDGE OF THIS WOODED AREA TO WHERE THE AIRPLANE'S FUSELAGE CAME TO REST, WERE FOUND BROKEN OFF AND LAYING ON THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE'S FUSELAGE WAS FOUND INVERTED, DISCOLORED, AND DEFORMED. SECTIONS OF THE FUSELAGE WERE FOUND MELTED. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER WERE FOUND DETACHED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE PROPELLERS WE RE FOUND DETACHED FROM THEIR ENGINE FLANGES AND THE THREADED BOLT HOLES ON THE PROPELLER HUB ASSEMBLIES WERE FOUND OVAL SHAPED. THE LEFT ENGINE PRODUCED A THUMB COMPRESSION ON CYLINDERS EXCEPT FOR THE NUMBER SIX CYLINDER. THAT CYLINDER WAS FOUND DISCOLORED AND DEFORMED. VALVE TRAIN CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED TO THE NUMBER SIX CYLINDER. BOTH OF THE LEFT ENGINE'S MAGNETOS PRODUCED SPARKS WHEN ROTATED BY HAND. THE LEFT ENGINE'S VACUUM PUMP PRODUCED SUCTION WHEN ROTATED BY HAND. THE RIGHT ENGINE PRODUCED A THUMB COMPRESSION ON ALL CYLINDERS AND ONE OF ITS MAGNETOS PRODUCED SPARKS. THE RIGHT ENGINE'S VACUUM PUMP WAS FOUND WITH A BROKEN BASE AND COUPLER. THAT VACUUM PUMP PRODUCED SUCTION WHEN THE COUPLER WAS ROTATED BY HAND. REMOVED SPARK PLUGS EXHIBITED A LIGHT GRAY COLOR. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED. ENGINE CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED. AT 2203, THE MKE WEATHER WAS: WIND 090 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS; VISIBILITY 1/2 STATUTE MILE; PRESENT WEATHER MIST; SKY CONDITION BROKEN 300 FEET; TEMPERATURE 21 DEGREES C; DEW POINT 21 DEGREES C; ALTIMETER 29.97 INCHES OF MERCURY. (-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES 1800' WEST OF ILS 16 APPROACH CENTER LINE. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS 300' OVER 1 MILE WINDS CALM. AIRCRAFT WAS 1800' WEST OF 16 CENTER LINE & 200' LOW.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.