- Date
- June 24, 1985, 19:50 local (Jun 25, 1985, 02:50 UTC)
- Place
- Albany, OR
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N222MRCessna 310L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850624031449A
- Case key
- 40182
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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
The plt was attempting to bracket the low bar on the 2 bar VASI to avoid landing long on the rwy. On final, the acft landing gear struck unmarked powerlines. The acft then struck the ground in a level attitude. A small fire ensued in the left tip tank. The 4 deg VASI had been installed to provide obstacle clearance over the lines on final apch. The VASI was checked following the accident and was found to have been aimed properly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N222MR
- Reported as
- Cessna 310L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310L-0147
- Airframe hours
- 2,201
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-V, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Timber Conversion, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 4, 1984 · 33 hours before
- Departed
- EUG · Eugene, OR
- Destination
- S12 · Albany, OR
- Airport
- S12 · Albany Municipal, runway 34, 3,000 × 75 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
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 681 total · 207 in this make and model · 539 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 5 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.