Summary
On January 03, 2005, a Cessna 310J (N310RA) was involved in an incident near Davenport, WA. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing with airframe ice, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and hard landing. Factors were the icing conditions and the airframe ice.
On January 3, 2005, at 1245 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 310J, N310RA, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing at Davenport Municipal Airport, Davenport, Washington. The private pilot and the passenger were not injured. The airplane was registered to Alldredge Aviation of Auburn, Washington, and operated by the pilot. An IFR flight plan was filed for the personal cross country flight from Auburn to Davenport. The flight was conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91 and departed Auburn at 1130. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the descent into Davenport, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed on the ground at Davenport.
According to the pilot, the flight encountered light mixed icing during descent.
This incident is documented in NTSB report SEA05CA035. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N310RA.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing with airframe ice, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and hard landing. Factors were the icing conditions and the airframe ice.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On January 3, 2005, at 1245 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 310J, N310RA, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing at Davenport Municipal Airport, Davenport, Washington. The private pilot and the passenger were not injured. The airplane was registered to Alldredge Aviation of Auburn, Washington, and operated by the pilot. An IFR flight plan was filed for the personal cross country flight from Auburn to Davenport. The flight was conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91 and departed Auburn at 1130. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the descent into Davenport, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed on the ground at Davenport.
According to the pilot, the flight encountered light mixed icing during descent. The airplane was in icing conditions for about 15 minutes. The pilot used the de-icing boots during the icing encounter and cycled the boots for the last time on downwind leg for landing. During the landing flare, he reduced power over the threshold about 15 feet agl, and the airplane stalled at a higher than normal airspeed resulting in a hard landing. The propeller tips were bent, and there was engine nacelle and wing skin buckling. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented by keeping power and airspeed up until touchdown when landing an airplane which has encountered icing conditions and retained some airframe ice.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# SEA05CA035