- Date
- August 29, 1982, 21:12 local (Aug 30, 1982, 02:12 UTC)
- Place
- Council Bluffs, IA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2906ACessna T310R
- Weather
- Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820829046739A
- Case key
- 70360
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The omaha weather was reported (in part) to be 3500 ft scattered, estimated 6000 ft broken, 18000 ft broken, visibility 4 mi with fog and haze, wind 200 deg at 5 KTS. However, the aircrew of a preceeding flight that arrived about 8 min earlier said they entered a cloud layer during descent at or above 3500 ft. they stated that they remained in the clouds until they were on final at an altitude of 600 to 800 ft AGL. During arrival, N2906A was vectored and cleared for an ILS approach to runway 14R. However, it was high on final and a missed approach was made. The pilot entered a right visual pattern and was cleared to land, but the aircraft crashed about 300 ft short and 300 ft left of the runway. An investigation revealed the plane crashed in an estimated 20 deg nose down, 68 deg right bank attitude. A continuity check of the flight controls was not possible, but all failures displayed evidence of overload/impact failure. An inspection of the engines revealed no preimpact failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2906A
- Reported as
- Cessna T310R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310R1853
- Airframe hours
- 553
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Dbms, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Far Enterprises
- Departed
- C · Aurora, IL
- Destination
- C · Omaha, NE
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- OMA · Eppley Airfield, runway 14, 8,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 240 total · 19 in this make and model · 106 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Night/dark
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Temperature
- 160 °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.