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October 9, 1989 · Cessna 310C · N1845H

Redmond, OR

Overview

Report Status
Probable Cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
October 9, 1989
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (4 uninjured)
Location
Redmond, OR
Aircraft
Cessna 310C
Tail Number
N1845H
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
SEA90LA004

Twenty min after dept, the plt reported that the top latch to the main cabin door opened. An attempt to close the door was unsuccessful. The plt opted to continue the flt. Several min passed when the lower latch opened. The airplane yawed to the rt with a tremendous buffeting. The plt diverted to the nearest arpt. While on an extended downwind to the rwy to reduce alt, the plt reported that the rt engine lost pwr momentarily. The plt could not identify a problem and continued the approach. While on final approach still above the glide slope, the plt reported that an eng quit. The plt could not identify which eng. The plt looked down and scanned the instrument panel to isolate the problem. When he looked back up, the plane was on short final and below the glide slope. The airplane then collided with the terrain short of the rwy. An eng test run was performed on both eng. Both eng were found to run at varying pwr settings for several minutes.

NTSB Probable Cause

POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING, AND THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDE PATH ON FINAL APPROACH, NOR PERFORM PROPER CORRECTIVE ACTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED DUE TO AN OPEN CABIN DOOR AND THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

Full Narrative

TWENTY MIN AFTER DEPT, THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE TOP LATCH TO THE MAIN CABIN DOOR OPENED. AN ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE DOOR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PLT OPTED TO CONTINUE THE FLT. SEVERAL MIN PASSED WHEN THE LOWER LATCH OPENED. THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE RT WITH A TREMENDOUS BUFFETING. THE PLT DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST ARPT. WHILE ON AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND TO THE RWY TO REDUCE ALT, THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE RT ENGINE LOST PWR MOMENTARILY. THE PLT COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM AND CONTINUED THE APPROACH. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH STILL ABOVE THE GLIDE SLOPE, THE PLT REPORTED THAT AN ENG QUIT. THE PLT COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHICH ENG. THE PLT LOOKED DOWN AND SCANNED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN HE LOOKED BACK UP, THE PLANE WAS ON SHORT FINAL AND BELOW THE GLIDE SLOPE. THE AIRPLANE THEN COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN SHORT OF THE RWY. AN ENG TEST RUN WAS PERFORMED ON BOTH ENG. BOTH ENG WERE FOUND TO RUN AT VARYING PWR SETTINGS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time13:33 PDT
Nearest AirportROBERTS (0nm N)
Runway10
Runway Length7000 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireGrd
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 310C
Tail NumberN1845H
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · IO-470-D · Reciprocating · 260
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (4 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured4
Total4
Crew 1Age 48 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility45 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point39 C
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time20:40
Weather SourceWFAC

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