# NTSB CHI98LA088: Cessna 310Q, N8189Q, Kenosha, WI, January 26, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 26, 1998, 16:04 local (22:04 UTC) - Place: Kenosha, WI - Coordinates: 42.619396, -87.829933 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6194&lon=-87.8299&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 8, 1998 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10824 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI98LA088 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10824/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA088 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to lower the landing gear and to properly align the airplane with the runway. Factors associated with the accident were: the inoperative gear warning, degraded aircraft performance, the pilot's diverted attention, the pilot's decision to perform a go-around, the snow bank and the runway which the airplane traveled across. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Wheels up landing, landing - flare/touchdown - landing gear,gear warning system - inoperative (contributing factor) - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor) - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command - propeller system/accessories,blade - bent - go-around - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - aircraft performance - deteriorated (contributing factor) - proper alignment - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor) - terrain condition - runway (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot took off to practice touch-and-go's. He made a tighter than normal traffic pattern due to reduced visibility. He stated he was distracted due to the visibility. The pilot failed to lower the landing gear. During touchdown the propeller blades contacted the runway and the pilot performed a go-around. Airplane performance was degraded due to the bent propeller blades. The pilot overshot final approach and was unable to properly align the airplane with the runway due to the degraded performance. The airplane touched down in a field where it contacted a snow bank prior to traveling across the runway and coming to a stop. Inspection of the airplane revealed the landing gear warning horn would not operate with the landing gear retracted and flaps extended past 15 degrees. ## Factual narrative On January 26, 1998, at 0604 central standard time (cst), a Cessna 310Q, N8189Q, operated by an airline transport rated pilot, was substantially damaged when it collided with the runway while landing at the Kenosha Regional Airport, Kenosha, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The flight originated from the Kenosha Regional Airport about 1600 cst. The pilot reported that they departed Kenosha with the intentions of practicing touch and go's, but do to restricted visibility he decided to make a full stop landing. The pilot reported that during the landing flare on runway 14 the landing gear warning horn sounded. He advanced the throttles to go-around; however, the propellers contacted the runway degrading their performance. The pilot reported he was able to climb to 150 feet above the ground and he made a 180 degree left turn with the airspeed remaining at 80 to 85 knots. He reported that he was attempting to land on runway 24R, but when he extended the landing gear the airspeed and altitude decayed to a point where he was unable to maneuver the airplane to line up with the runway. The pilot overshot the final approach and the airplane touched down off the right side of runway 24R on a heading of about 200 degrees. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who inspected the airplane and accident site reported that propeller strikes, 18 inches apart, were visible on runway 14. He also reported that N8189Q touched down on the right side of runway 24R where it contacted a snow bank prior to traveling across the runway. The airplane traveled 411 feet from where it touched down until it came to a stop on the left side of the runway. Inspection of the airplane revealed the landing gear warning horn activated when the throttles were retarded. It did not activate when the flaps were lowered past 15 degrees. The pilot reported to a Federal Aviation Inspector that he usually extends the landing gear on downwind, but do to the restricted visibility he became distracted while trying to fly a tighter than normal traffic pattern. ## Aircraft - Registration: N8189Q (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna 310Q - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 310Q0639 - Airframe hours: 3203 - Engines: Continental IO-470-VO 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Jon H. Jennings - Registered owner: The Hayden Group, Ltd - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 1997, 1 hours before - Departed: ENW - Destination: ENW - Airport: ENW, Kenosha Regional, runway 24, 5,499 × 100 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; airline transport, flight engineer; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 16,084 total, 39 in this make and model, 7,531 as pilot in command, 135 in the last 90 days, 80 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 6 knots - Visibility: 2 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: ENW ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19980126000629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980126000629A), Jan 26, 1998: Cessna 310Q, Kenosha, WI, Substantial damage. On final 14 gear horn came on. Went around. Props had hit runway. Unable landed off enw. Gear horn inop flaps down. (.4)the pilot took off to practice… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.