# Incident 19950612016739I: Cessna 310N, Atlanta, GA, June 12, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1995, 23:40 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DKBA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4140Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4140Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470-VO (registry code 17354, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-vo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 8 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950612016739I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 06-12-95, MR. FOREST STUART SUMMERS WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY HIS FIRST FLIGHT DUTY ASSIGNMENT FOR AIR CARRIERS, INC. FROM ATL TO BHM. AFTER A THOROUGH PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE CARGO WAS LOADED AND SECURED ON BOARD THE CESSNA 310 AIRCRAFT. MR. SUMMERS RECEIVED HIS IFR CLEARANCE AND THEN CONTACTED ATL GROUND CONTROL FOR PROGRESSIVE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. HE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI FROM THE FBO AND TAKE A LEFT ON TAXIWAY ALPHA TO HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAY 26R. BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT, AND IT BEING NIGHT TIME, MR. SUMMERS MISTOOK A VEHICLE SERVICE ROAD WHICH RUNS PARALLEL TO ALPHA AS THE TAXIWAY. AFTER TURNING ONTO THE SERVICE ROAD, HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT ON ALPHA AND THAT THE ROAD WAS TOO NARROW TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN ON. HE PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD, PLANNING TO TURN RIGHT ON ALPHA 7 AND THEN JOIN ALPHA. WHILE PROCEEDING, THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING TIP CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SIGN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE SIGN WAS NOT VISIBLE TO MR. SUMMERS UNTIL JUST BEFORE IMPACT. MR. SUMMERS THEN SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES, CALLED ATLANTA GROUND TO CANCEL HIS CLEARANCE, AND WALKED TO THE FBO TO CALL FOR HELP. FOREST STUART SUMMERS CERT.#421116187.

## Other reports on N4140Q (3)

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

- [Incident 20010928025989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010928025989I), Sep 28, 2001: Cessna 310N (N4140Q), Panama City, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that she was taxiing to runway 5 and when she applied the brakes, there was no braking action and the aircraft veered to the left off the…
- [Incident 20010216002049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010216002049I), Feb 16, 2001: Cessna 310N (N4140Q), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. (-23) While lowering landing gear PIC heard a bang and the main landing gear down and lcoked light failed to illuminate. PIC contacted their maintenance dept.…
- [Incident 19911231060559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911231060559I), Dec 31, 1991: Cessna 310N (N4140Q), Alabaster, AL, Minor damage. Nose gear did not retract on climb. Unable to lock gear down. Landed gear up. Gear doors blocked extension.

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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