32.0228° N, 100.2493° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Chadbourne Ranch Airport, within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 23, 1978 · 12:40 local
Place
Bronte, TX
Airport
Chadbourne Ranch
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5056Q
Reported as
Cessna 310N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,130 total1,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left main collapsed during heavy braking after landing on ranch strip. Front trunion bracket failed.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED DURING HEAVY BRAKING AFTER LANDING ON RANCH STRIP. FRONT TRUNION BRACKET FAILED.