CHESTERFIELD, MO, USA
N14DB
CESSNA 340
ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE WAS LOW CROSSING THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD SO HE PULLED THE AIRCRAFT UP. WHEN HE FLARED FOR LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIGH AND MADE A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE AND SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AFTER THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS SLUSH ON THE RUNWAY.
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE A FOGGY WINDSHIELD, MISJUDGEMENT OF ALTITUDE, PREMATURE LANDING FLARE, AND SLUSH ON THE RUNWAY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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