- Date
- November 30, 1984, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Eden Prairie, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N98995Cessna 310R
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841130064369A
- Case key
- 12967
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt stated that the acft had picked up ice during the descent. He continued to state that he broke out of the clouds at 1600 ft and the windshield was covered with ice. He was able to clear a small area at the bottom of the windshield with the alcohol deice. He stated he could see the runway and continued the approach. The plt reduced the pwr and started the flare but was still 5 to 8 ft above the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98995
- Reported as
- Cessna 310R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310R0682
- Airframe hours
- 2,043
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-M, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Avian Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- LSE · La Crosse, WI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FCM · Flying Cloud, runway 36, 2,700 × 75 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 17,230 total · 202 in this make and model · 17,120 as pilot in command · 108 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FCM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.