- Date
- February 20, 1992, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lapeer, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5349JCessna 340A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920220003229A
- Case key
- 15397
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported the airplane went to the left shortly after landing on the partially ice and snow covered runway. The airplane encountered a snow bank at the edge of the runway, pivoted sideways and collapsed the left main landing gear. No mechanical defects were claimed by the pilot or discovered during a post accident inspection of the airplane. The braking action was reported to the pilot just prior to landing as 'just about none'.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5349J
- Reported as
- Cessna 340A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340A0967
- Airframe hours
- 1,877
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-NB, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bolyea, James E.
- Registered owner
- Bolyea, James E.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 5, 1991 · 166 hours before
- Departed
- PTK · Pontiac, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- D95 · Dupont-Lapeer, runway 36, 3,605 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,065 total · 31 in this make and model · 3,057 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FNT, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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