# Accident 19820909068909A: Cessna 310Q, Sterling, CO, September 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1982, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sterling, CO
- Airport: Crosson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6196° N, 103.1899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6196&lon=-103.1899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N310CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,080 total, 289 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820909068909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN82DA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA201), Sep 9, 1982: Cessna 31 (N310CT), Sterling, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N310CT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800930049589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800930049589A), Sep 30, 1980: Cessna 310Q (N310CT), West Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Instructor lost control of aircraft on go around during simulated single engine emergency.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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