ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223408
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| Date: | Friday 20 July 2018 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 310 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N46CH |
| MSN: | 310P0146 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4946 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Malden, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Birmingham, AL (BHM) |
| Sioux City, IA (SUX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while landing, the airplane “hit some turbulence,” and it “felt like the bottom dropped out.” Subsequently, the airplane landed hard.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing front spar.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot reported that the wind was light and variable. The automated weather observation system about 19 nautical miles from the accident site reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 220° at 7 knots, gusting to 15 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 18.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2019 09:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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