CHI71FDJ36

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 411 · Milwaukee, WI · January 13, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 13, 1971
Place
Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N610GCCessna 411
Status
Completed · report March 18, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159470

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0006  71/1/13    MILWAUKEE,WIS       CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 6823
        TIME - 1813                    N610GC              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 336 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMMERMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA CROSSE,WIS               MILWAUKEE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                            SNOW, FREEZING RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           29                                                      160
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- SWERVED INTO SNOW BANK. GR FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N610GC
Reported as
Cessna 411
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Timmerman

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