20180123001139I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310R · New Ulm, MN · January 23, 2018

Date: January 23, 2018 · 07:33 local
Place: New Ulm, MN
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: W1XA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3640G
Reported as: Cessna 310R
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,400 total700 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days

N3640GRegistered now · Cessna 310RS/N 310R0880 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 310R Engine 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.

Pilot was enroute from kfsd to kane and was required to divert. Aircraft descended into kulm and landed normally. Aircraft impacted some hard packed snow that was blowing throughout the night. The nose landing gear collapsed when it impacted a snow drift and folded underneath the aircraft. The propellers from both engines hit the ground as it came to a stop. Damage was contained to engines and nose landing gear. Pilot exited the aircraft without injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM KFSD TO KANE AND WAS REQUIRED TO DIVERT. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO KULM AND LANDED NORMALLY. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SOME HARD PACKED SNOW THAT WAS BLOWING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN IT IMPACTED A SNOW DRIFT AND FOLDED UNDERNEATH THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLERS FROM BOTH ENGINES HIT THE GROUND AS IT CAME TO A STOP. DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED TO ENGINES AND NOSE LANDING GEAR. PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES.

Other reports on N3640G · 1

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

Incident 20151119020989ICruise/Level Flight · Anoka, MNAfter departing ane, aircraft encountered a flock of birds at 4000' approximately 15 miles sw of ane. Aircraft returned to ane without further incident.Nov 19, 2015 · Minor damage