# Accident 19850106000239A: Cessna 310, Corpus Christi, TX, January 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1985, 14:58 local time
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8407° N, 97.5990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8407&lon=-97.5990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5301A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Reported engine: CONT O470M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 354 total, 25 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850106000239A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. SEAT BACK FAILED PRIOR TO LANDING. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY, COLLAPSED LEFT GEAR

## 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 FTW85LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA093), Jan 6, 1985: Cessna 310 (N5301A), Corpus Christi, TX, substantial damage

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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