# Accident 20051013025759A: Cessna 310R, Ottumwa, IA, October 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2005, 07:30 local time
- Place: Ottumwa, IA
- Airport: Ottumwa Industrial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DAVA
- Location: 41.1067° N, 92.4481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1067&lon=-92.4481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310SK-2005-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 300 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051013025759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON A CFR 14, PART 135 IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM BLV TO FOD. WHILE ENROUTE, A PASSENGER COMPLAINED TO THE PILOT THAT HE FELT VERY ILL AND MIGHT NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION. PILOT REQUESTED A DIVERSION TO OTM AND WAS APPROVED BY CHICAGO CENTER FOR AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31 AT OTM. THE PILOT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY TO CHICAGO CENTER. THE PILOT EXECUTED THE APPROACH AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT PAST THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 13/31 AND 04/22. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED ABOUT 25 FEET, IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE TAXIWAY WHERE IT STOPPED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, LANDING GEAR, PROPELLERS, AND ENGINES RESULTED FROM THE IMPACT. TWO PASSENGERS REQUIRED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR MINOR INJURIES. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE CURRENT ASOS AT OTM WAS REPORTING FOG WITH LESS THAN 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY AND INDEFINITE CEILING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI06CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA008), Oct 13, 2005: Cessna 310R (N310SK), Ottumwa, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged his altitude and airspeed while landing which resulted in the airplane stalling 20 feet above the runway. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's execution of the…

## Other reports on N310SK (1)

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

- [Incident 19850726042939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850726042939I), Jul 26, 1985: Cessna 310R (N310SK), Terre Haute, IN, Minor damage. Gear motor circuit breaker popped due to exposed wires shorting. Spool cranking assembly cracked. Landed gear up.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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