# Accident 19910601018599A: Cessna 310R, Westerly, RI, June 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Airport: Westerly State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3496° N, 71.8034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTERLY STATE (WST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3496&lon=-71.8034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3227A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3227A) (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 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520MB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 491 total, 91 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910601018599A

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT PROP AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ON FINAL,LANDED SAFELY WITH OTHER TWO GEARS DOWN.PROPELLER NOT FOUND.

## 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 NYC91LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA153), Jun 1, 1991: Cessna 310R (N3227A), Westerly, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE RIGHT PROPELLER WHICH RESULTED IN THREAD FAILURE IN THE PROPELLER HUB AND SEPARATION OF THE PROPELLER IN FLIGHT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RIGHT PROPELLER…

## Other reports on N3227A (1)

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

- [Incident 19801003072479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801003072479I), Oct 3, 1980: Cessna 310R (N3227A), Salisbury, MD. Pilot entered control zone and landed when weather was IFR without special VFR clearance or radio contact.

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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