MARCH 21, 2015
A Cessna 310 crashes at the St. George Municipal Airport due
to mechanical failure while landing, St. George, Utah, March 20, 2015 | Photo
courtesy of Brad Kitchen, City of St. George
ST. GEORGE, UTAH
A plane crashed at the St. George Municipal Airport Friday
evening after it experienced a mechanical failure.
A Cessna 310 crashed at the St. George Municipal Airport due
to mechanical failure while landing, St. George, Utah, March 20, 2015 | Photo
courtesy of Brad Kitchen, City of St. George, St. George News
The incident occurred at about 7:30 p.m., when a
pilot was landing a twin-engine Cessna 310 on runway 19 and the left main
landing gear collapsed, causing the plane to skid off the runway, Airport
Operation Supervisor Brad Kitchen said.
Two people were in the six-seat aircraft when it
crash-landed, but both walked away uninjured. The plane, however, may be
totaled due to the potential extent of the damage, Kitchen said.
“There’s extensive damage to the aircraft,” he said.
“Structural damage to the rear-left side of the aircraft and left wing as well
as the engine and prop.”
A Cessna 310 crashes at the St. George Municipal Airport due
to mechanical failure while landing, St. George, Utah, March 20, 2015 | Photo
courtesy of Brad Kitchen, City of St. George, St. George News
The Federal Aviation Administration was contacted about the
incident and then, in turn, contacted the National Transportation Safety Board
in order to gain permission for airport personnel to move the damaged aircraft.
Another planecrash previously occurred at the
airport Feb. 21 when an experimental single-engine aircraft was hit by a
crosswind while landing on runway 19. The pilot was ejected from the aircraft
when it crashed but was uninjured with the exception of a few scratches.
This report is based on preliminary information provided by
the authorities and may not contain the full scope of findings.