At 17:45 EST, a Cessna 310R was substantially damaged during landing at Lehigh Valley International Airport; no one was injured. The pilot had filed an IFR flight plan between Bangor, Maine, and Northeast Philadelphia Airport. The flight diverted to Lehigh Valley when the pilot discovered, while the airplane was in icing conditions, that the right deicing boot would not inflate. During the landing, the right wing lost lift, and the right landing gear hit the pavement hard. Ground personnel told investigators that there was about 4 inches of ice on the leading edge of the right wing, and the left wing was clean.
Jan. 08, Allentown, Pa. / Cessna 310R
At 17:45 EST, a Cessna 310R was substantially damaged during landing at Lehigh Valley International Airport; no one was injured. The pilot had filed an IFR flight plan between Bangor, Maine, and Northeast Philadelphia Airport. The flight diverted to Lehigh Valley when the pilot discovered, while the airplane was in icing conditions, that the right deicing boot would not inflate. During the landing, the right wing lost lift, and the right landing gear hit the pavement hard. Ground personnel told investigators that there was about 4 inches of ice on the leading edge of the right wing, and the left wing was clean....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 310R sustained substantial damage during an emergency landing at Lehigh Valley International Airport after diverting due to a non-inflating right deicing boot.
- The aircraft encountered severe icing conditions, resulting in about four inches of ice exclusively on the right wing's leading edge, which caused a loss of lift on that side during landing.
- The incident resulted in a hard landing where the right landing gear impacted the pavement, but no injuries were reported.
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