- Date
- December 18, 1982, 12:37 local (17:37 UTC)
- Place
- Gaylord, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1777ECessna 310R
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821218064559A
- Case key
- 70818
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Prior to a flight from charleston, WV to sault ste marie, MI, the pilot was briefed to expect icing conditions. During the flight, mixed and rime icing conditions were encountered; however, the deicing equipment removed it satisfactorily. An update weather briefing was not obtained for a return flight. After takeoff, the pilot leveled at 7000 ft MSL. About 22 min later, he requested a lower altitude because of heavy icing conditions. The aircraft was clear to 6000 ft, then 5000 ft, but was still in icing conditions. A climb to 9000 was then unsuccessfully attempted. The pilot then diverted toward Gaylord and was cleared to 3500 ft. the pilot saw the airport while at an altitude of about 900 ft AGL, but was unable to maneuver the plane to land on a runway. Finally, at an altitude of about 50 ft AGL, he leveled the wings and landed straight ahead. During the landing roll-out, the aircraft collided with trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1777E
- Reported as
- Cessna 310R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310R1569
- Airframe hours
- 771
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Union Boiler Company
- Registered owner
- Union Boiler Company
- Departed
- CIV · Sault Ste. Mari, MI
- Destination
- CRW · Charleston, WV
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GLR · Otsego County, runway 27, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 9,760 total · 350 in this make and model · 9,540 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 86 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PLN, 45 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.