38.8951° N, 77.0364° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 27, 1987 · 18:23 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Dulles International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N57DM
Reported as
Cessna 310R
Reported engine
Continental IO520M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Engines lost power on takeoff after gear retraction. Aircraft settled back to runway before wheels extended.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINES LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO RUNWAY BEFORE WHEELS EXTENDED.