NYC72DNC33

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310H · West Dover, VT · March 9, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 9, 1972
Place
West Dover, VT · WEST DOVER, VT
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N12TTCessna 310H
Status
Completed · report November 20, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166520

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1167   72/3/9    WEST DOVER,VT       CESSNA 310H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0940                    N12TT               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 28, 1179 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            295 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT SNOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                MT SNOW,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        REMARKS- HIT 18IN HIGH SNOWBANK AT RWY END DRG SHORT FLD APCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N12TT
Reported as
Cessna 310H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mt Snow

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.