- Date
- March 2, 1989, 00:30 local (06:30 UTC)
- Place
- Norfolk, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N69806Cessna 310Q
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890302003439A
- Case key
- 34763
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the landing which resulted in an inadequate flare. Contributingto the accident were the icing conditions and ice accumulation of the wings of the airplane.
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
During an ILS localizer approach, the acft landed hard causing substantial damage to the wing spar. The plt said he had accumulated substantial ice on the acft and utilized the deicing equipment shortly before ldg. He said he crossed the runway threshold at 100 knots and reduced power. The acft pitched down suddenly, then power and back pressure were applied to cushion the ldg. The acft hit hard, bounced, then settled on the runway. It was then taxied back to the ramp.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69806
- Reported as
- Cessna 310Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310Q0988
- Airframe hours
- 4,337
- Engine
- Continental 10-470-VO, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Mid Plains Aviation
- Registered owner
- Balestra, Renato
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · February 22, 1989 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- DSM · Des Moines, IA
- Destination
- OFK
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- OFK · Karl Stephan, runway 1, 5,800 × 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
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,745 total · 438 in this make and model · 4,448 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days · 19 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 60° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 9 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OFK, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.