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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 340A · Madison, WI · December 21, 2010

Date
December 21, 2010 · 12:47 local
Place
Madison, WI
Airport
Dane County Regional-Truax Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N233DS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11CA128
Reported as
Cessna 340A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
11,421 total200 in this make and model2 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.

On December 21, 2010 at 12:45 CT on approach to runway 18 Madison WI the pilot of Cessna 340A, N233DS, experienced windshield icing and lost visual contact with the runway. The aircraft went off the runway and substained substantial damage. The pilot, sole occupant, was uninjured. The flight was operated under 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated in Madison WI at 12:34 with destnation of lone rock, WI the pilot missed 2 approaches at destination and returned to Madison WI. IFR conditions at the time of accident and a flight plan was on file.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 21, 2010 AT 12:45 CT ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18 MADISON WI THE PILOT OF CESSNA 340A, N233DS, EXPERIENCED WINDSHIELD ICING AND LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN MADISON WI AT 12:34 WITH DESTNATION OF LONE ROCK, WI THE PILOT MISSED 2 APPROACHES AT DESTINATION AND RETURNED TO MADISON WI. IFR CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.

NTSB investigation

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