Cessna 310R accident near Oak Creek, WI
On July 18, 2001, a Cessna 310R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oak Creek, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 18, 2001
- Place
- Oak Creek, WI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.947°N, 87.897°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010730X01557
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 17, 2001, about 2240 central daylight time, a Cessna 310R, N1448Z, operated by Heartland Aviation, was destroyed on impact with trees and terrain in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, while on approach to runway 1L at General Mitchell International Airport (MKE), Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A post-impact ground fire occurred. A commercial pilot operating under 14 CFR Part 135 piloted the non-scheduled domestic cargo flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and the flight was on an instrument flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA), near Mosinee, Wisconsin, at 2149 and was on the instrument landing system (ILS) 1L approach to MKE at the time of the accident. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) supplied a tape recording and transcript of the MKE Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) radio transmissions. The first communication time listed below was 0326:08 Zulu, which was 2226:08 central daylight time. The MKE Approach Control was abbreviated as A/C, MKE Local Control was abbreviated as LC, Airborne Express flight 147 was abbreviated as ABX147, and the accident flight, call sign Night Chase 101, was abbreviated as NTC101 in the transcript. An excerpt from the transcript stated the following: Time Abbreviation Communication 0326:08 A/C night chase one o one ah fly heading of one seven zero I'll have lower for you in just a little bit 0326:14 NTC101 ok heading one seven zero for night chase one o one 0327:03 A/C [controller's first name] 0327:04 LC yes 0327:05 A/C fi
Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining clearance from objects during an ILS approach in low night IFR conditions and his descent below decision height. Factors were the dark night, mist, low ceiling, and the trees west of the approach.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
