# NTSB CHI80FET09: Cessna 310Q, N55QS, Kendallville, IN, February 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1980
- Place: Kendallville, IN · KENDALLVILLE, IN
- Location: 41.4434° N, 85.2582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kendallville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4434&lon=-85.2582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FET09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0320  80/2/15    KENDALLVILLE,IN     CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1507                    N55QS               PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 23, 1552 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            75 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENDALLVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MI             KENDALLVILLE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS: EMPENNAGE ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HAZE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- 3/8 TO 1/2IN RIME ICE ON LE R HORIZ STAB,DE-ICER BOOT LEAKED AT PATCHES.2-3IN SNOW ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55QS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55QS-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 310Q0001, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kendallville Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800215002749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800215002749A), Feb 15, 1980: Cessna 310Q, Kendallville, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing on snow-covered runway. Aircraft struck runway lights and edge of runway.

## Other investigations on N55QS (1)

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

- [NTSB NYC01FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA056), Dec 14, 2000: Cessna 310Q (N55QS), Chesterfield, NH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into icing conditions, and his failure to use alternate air. A factor was the icing conditions.

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

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