Accident Cessna 310R N37224, Tuesday 26 January 1993

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Date:	Tuesday 26 January 1993
Time:	12:00 LT
Type:	Cessna 310R
Owner/operator:	Dewitt Enterprises Inc.
Registration:	N37224
MSN:	310R0964
Year of manufacture:	1977
Total airframe hrs:	2136 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-520-M
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Minocqua, WI - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Sault Ste Marie, MI (CIU
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED ICING AT CRUISE, AND ICE REMAINED ON A PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD DURING THE PILOT'S APPROACH. A LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING, AND THE FIELD AND RUNWAY WERE SNOW-COVERED. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN IN A SNOWBANK ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING AREA.

Accident investigation: