# Accident 19940326018329A: Cessna 310Q, West Palm Beach, FL, March 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1994, 11:49 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6593° N, 80.0907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6593&lon=-80.0907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69978, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69978-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 870 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940326018329A

## Narrative

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

BLEW OUT LEFT MAIN TIRE LANDING. BOUNCED. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. FLAT SPOT ON CASING. WITNESS SAW TIRE SMOKE ON CONTACT

## 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 MIA94LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA107), Mar 26, 1994: Cessna 310Q (N69978), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADVERTENT LANDING WITH THE BRAKES ON, RESULTING IN A BOUNCED LANDING AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AFTER A BOUNCED LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT STALLING AND…

## Other reports on N69978 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910414020909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910414020909I), Apr 14, 1991: Cessna 310Q (N69978), Teterboro, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot landed at airport without extending the landing gears.

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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