# Accident 19890417008299A: Cessna 310E, Glenwood Spring, CO, April 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1989, 11:10 local time
- Place: Glenwood Spring, CO
- Airport: Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5390° N, 107.3300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5390&lon=-107.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4127G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4127G-1992-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310E (registry code 2074214, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310E
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,631 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890417008299A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD SHORT OF RUNWAY. BOUNCED, CAME BACK DOWN AND BROKE ALL THREE MAIN GEARS.

## 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 DEN89LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA109), Apr 17, 1989: Cessna 310E (N4127G), Glenwood Spgs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF FINAL APPROACH. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DOWNDRAFT.

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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