20031028036309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310C · Pacoima, CA · October 28, 2003

Date
October 28, 2003 · 16:26 local
Place
Pacoima, CA
Airport
Whiteman Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6674B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX04LA030
Reported as
Cessna 310C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,595 total650 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot, on return flight from kvgt on IFR flt plan, made an instrument approach with a circle to land at Whiteman Airport runway 12 in VFR conditions. First attempt to land resulted in a go-around initiated by the tower controller because airplane was not aligned with the runway (aligned with unimproved area west of runway). Pilot reentered right traffic. Pilot became disoriented overshot centerline lost airport because of low altitude. Tower guided aircraft to final, aircraft landed long at higher than normal approach speed, went through fence at end of runway onto street. Accident resulted in substantial damage to aircraft. No injuries to pilot. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT, ON RETURN FLIGHT FROM KVGT ON IFR FLT PLAN, MADE AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH WITH A CIRCLE TO LAND AT WHITEMAN AIRPORT RUNWAY 12 IN VFR CONDITIONS. FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND RESULTED IN A GO-AROUND INITIATED BY THE TOWER CONTROLLER BECAUSE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY (ALIGNED WITH UNIMPROVED AREA WEST OF RUNWAY). PILOT REENTERED RIGHT TRAFFIC. PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED OVERSHOT CENTERLINE LOST AIRPORT BECAUSE OF LOW ALTITUDE. TOWER GUIDED AIRCRAFT TO FINAL, AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AT HIGHER THAN NORMAL APPROACH SPEED, WENT THROUGH FENCE AT END OF RUNWAY ONTO STREET. ACCIDENT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO PILOT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

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