At 1110 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310R struck a snow bank after the pilot lost control while landing on runway 4 at St. Clair County Airport. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The pilot stated during the landing there was almost no traction between the airplane and the runway and the airplane slid off the left side of the runway. The pilot said the AWOS was broadcasting a notice to airmen that gave runway friction readings of 33, 35, and 36.
January 17, Port Huron, Mich. / Cessna 310
At 1110 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310R struck a snow bank after the pilot lost control while landing on runway 4 at St. Clair County Airport. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The pilot stated during the landing there was almost no traction between the airplane and the runway and the airplane slid off the left side of the runway. The pilot said the AWOS was broadcasting a notice to airmen that gave runway friction readings of 33, 35, and 36....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 310R slid off runway 4 at St. Clair County Airport and struck a snow bank after the pilot lost control during landing.
- The pilot reported extremely poor traction on the runway, a condition supported by low friction readings (33, 35, 36) broadcast by the AWOS.
- Both the pilot and passenger were uninjured in the incident.
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