Cessna T310R N5094C
15 November 2005 · Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 November 2005 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna T310R registered N5094C, operated by Airmax Airlines, was involved in an accident near Fergus Falls, Minnesota, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fergus Falls Municipal - Einar (FFM)
- Coordinates
- 46.2844, -96.1567
- Aircraft
- Cessna T310R
- Registration
- N5094C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Airmax Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fargo → Fergus Falls
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI06LA036
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The presence of wing ice during landing. Contributing factors were the icing conditions and flight into known adverse weather by the pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The on-demand cargo airplane impacted terrain after a hard landing and subsequently veered off the landing runway. Instrument meteorological and icing conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. Inspection of the airplane revealed 1 1/2 - 2 inches of ice on the right wing and vertical and horizontal stabilizers. The left wing had a lesser thickness of ice than the right wing. The airplane was certified for flight into icing conditions. The pilot stated that he acitvated the deice system during flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T310R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2005 | Cessna T310R | Barth, Germany | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2004 | Cessna T310R | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Mar 2004 | Cessna T310R | Lancashire, United Kingdom | NL Aviatin Inc. Trustee | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Mar 2004 | Cessna T310R | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2004 | Cessna T310R | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | Maurice H. Dowding | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2006 | Cessna T310R | Heber City, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 2005 | Piper PA-31-350 | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | Midwest Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2005 | Grumman G-164 | Georgetown, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 2005 | Cessna 172M | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2005 | Piper PA-32-300 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Robert J. McMane | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2005 | Cessna 182R | New Ulm, Minnesota, United States | Department of Natural Resources | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2005 | Piper PA-28-151 | Willmar, Minnesota, United States | Willmar Air Service Inc | No injuries | - |