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FAA accident report · Cessna 310R · Waterford, VA · November 24, 2004

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Date
November 24, 2004 · 12:09 local
Place
Waterford, VA
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N310DM
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC05FA021
Reported as
Cessna 310R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
N310DMRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2005 · Cessna 310RS/N 310R-0641 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 310REngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On November 24, 2004, at 1209 eastern standard time, a Cessna 310R, N310DM, was substantially damaged after impacting terrain in paeonian springs, Virginia, during an approach to the leesburg executive airport (jyo), leesburg, Virginia. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight that originated from the wilmington international airport (ilm), wilmington, north carolina. The pilot had attempted a localizer (LOC) approach to runway 17 at leesburg, which resulted in a missed approach. The pilot requested a second localizer approach to runway 17, and during the approach, the airplane impacted trees about 5 miles from the leesburg airport. The airplane came to rest upright in a cluster of shrubs on private residence property, about 4.5 miles from the runway 17 threshold. The elevation at the site was about 717 feet MSL. Examination of the accident site on November 25, 2004, revealed that the terrain where the first impact point was observed consisted of hard wood trees reaching a height of about 80 feet.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 24, 2004, AT 1209 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 310R, N310DM, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN IN PAEONIAN SPRINGS, VIRGINIA, DURING AN APPROACH TO THE LEESBURG EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (JYO), LEESBURG, VIRGINIA. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE WILMINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ILM), WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THE PILOT HAD ATTEMPTED A LOCALIZER (LOC) APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17 AT LEESBURG, WHICH RESULTED IN A MISSED APPROACH. THE PILOT REQUESTED A SECOND LOCALIZER APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17, AND DURING THE APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES ABOUT 5 MILES FROM THE LEESBURG AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN A CLUSTER OF SHRUBS ON PRIVATE RESIDENCE PROPERTY, ABOUT 4.5 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY 17 THRESHOLD. THE ELEVATION AT THE SITE WAS ABOUT 717 FEET MSL. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE ON NOVEMBER 25, 2004, REVEALED THAT THE TERRAIN WHERE THE FIRST IMPACT POINT WAS OBSERVED CONSISTED OF HARD WOOD TREES REACHING A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 80 FEET.

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 NYC05FA021Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPaeonian Spring, VAThe pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. A factor related to the accident was the low cloud ceiling.Nov 24, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N310DM · 1

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

Incident 19930628032439IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · South Bend, INSmoke in cockpit. Diverted to South Bend. Found short in a capacitor in transmitter.Jun 28, 1993