- Date
- December 13, 1983, 14:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Brainerd, MN
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N37252Cessna 310
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831213070029A
- Case key
- 12504
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Analysis
After making a vor/dme apch, the plt circled to land on rwy 23 in wx conditions of light snow & fog. The terrain & rwy were covered with snow. The plt tried to contact Brainerd UNICOM to have the rwy lights turned up, but he received no response. He could have activated the rwy lights by keying his microphone, using the UNICOM freq, but he did not do so. When on final apch, he saw a row of lights & believed the acft was aligned with the rwy. However, he had aligned the acft between the rwy & taxiway, where he subsequently landed in 14 inches of snow & damaged the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37252
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310R1201
- Airframe hours
- 1,685
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aberdeen Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 20, 1983 · 85 hours before
- Departed
- ABR · Aberdeen, SD
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BRD · Crow Wing Co., runway 23, 6,500 × 100 ft, snow
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,230 total · 2,039 as pilot in command · 67 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft
- Temperature
- 21 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BRD
FAA reports on this event · 1
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