Cessna 310R N87341

Summary

On 18 February 2000 at about 23:10 local time, a Cessna 310R registered N87341 was involved in an accident near Sandusky, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 February 2000 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Sandusky, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Griffin Sandusky (SKY)

Coordinates

41.4333, -82.6522

Aircraft

Cessna 310R

Registration

N87341

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pontiac → Sandusky

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC00LA083

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to land on a runway that was covered with ice and snow, without obtaining current wind information. Factors were the 20-knot tailwind and the snow-covered runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot did not check local winds, but was advised by snow removal personnel that runway 27, a 3,599-foot runway, was being plowed. The pilot executed an IFR approach, and after entering VMC, had "good visibility," but the airplane was too high. The pilot circled to the south to lose altitude, then maneuvered the airplane to land on runway 27. Aware of the ice and snow covering the runway, the pilot elected to continue the approach. The airplane touched down 500 feet from the approach end of the runway with approximately a 20-knot tailwind. Unable to stop, the airplane departed the runway, then impacted a snow bank.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.