# Accident 19890128001819A: Cessna T310R, Pensacola, FL, January 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Ferguson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3598° N, 87.1698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3598&lon=-87.1698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2638N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2638N-2007-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T310R (registry code 2074246, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520BB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 65 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890128001819A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY LOST CONTROL AND TRAVELED INTO A DITCH.

## 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 MIA89LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA075), Jan 28, 1989: Cessna T310R (N2638N), Pensacola, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER AIRSPEED DURING THE APPROACH RESULTING IN LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## Other reports on N2638N (2)

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

- [Incident 19861018081789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861018081789I), Oct 18, 1986: Cessna T310R (N2638N), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Returned to departure point with suspected gear problem. Right main collapsed on landing. Downlock screw had failed
- [Accident 19850424020579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850424020579A), Apr 24, 1985: Cessna T310R (N2638N), Boca Raton, FL, Substantial damage. While executing turn onto ramp the right main gear collapsed. Found aft push pull retract rod failed.

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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