- Date
- February 28, 1992, 08:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place
- Ashland, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N69437Cessna 340
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920228004679A
- Case key
- 15404
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Probable cause
The pilot delayed initiating a go-around. Factors were icing conditions and inadequate windshield anti-ice which resulted in restricted visual lookout.
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
The pilot stated that at an altitude of 200 to 300 feet AGL on final approach, the windshield became obscured and his forward visibility was restricted. He advanced the power to go-around but the airplane settled hard onto the runway. The landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest 210 feet down the runway. The pilot stated light freezing rain was encountered during the approach and the windshield heat on the pilot's side was not working properly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69437
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3400258
- Airframe hours
- 1,541
- Engine
- Continental TSI0-520-N, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Metro Plains Development Co
- Registered owner
- Metro Plains Development Co
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 19, 1991 · 157 hours before
- Departed
- 3CU · Cable, WI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ASX · Ashland, runway 2, 5,199 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,670 total · 336 in this make and model · 3,358 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 29 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 25 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.