# NTSB MKC82FA160: Cessna T310R, N2906A, Council Bluffs, IA, August 30, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: August 29, 1982, 21:12 local (Aug 30, 1982, 02:12 UTC)
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Coordinates: 41.240867, -95.849304 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2409&lon=-95.8493&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FA160
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70360/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA160

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - missed approach - performed, pilot in command
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2906A-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 310R1853 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- Registry model: [Cessna 310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (registry code 2074245) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 310R1853
- Airframe hours: 553
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820829046739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820829046739A), Aug 29, 1982: Cessna 310R, Council Bluffs, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed during circling approach to land after erratic ILS approach.

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.

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