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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310L · Crawfordsville, IN · June 24, 1995

Date: June 24, 1995 · 19:40 local
Place: Crawfordsville, IN
Airport: Crawfordsville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3298X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI95LA199
Reported as: Cessna 310L
Reported engine: Continental IO470V
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

N3298XRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2003 · Cessna 310LS/N 310L-0148 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 310L Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Tight pattern. Dragged a wing turing final. Went around. Landed normaly. High sink near stall a factor. (-23) pilot was attempting a power off approach from a downwind leg. Pilot over shot the center of the runway and increased the bank angle to align the aircraft with the centerline. During the maneuver, the airspeed decreased and the aircraft stalled above the runway. The left wing hit the ground first then the landing gear. The right wing was damaged by the force of the impact.

As the FAA filed it

TIGHT PATTERN. DRAGGED A WING TURING FINAL. WENT AROUND. LANDED NORMALY. HIGH SINK NEAR STALL A FACTOR. (-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A POWER OFF APPROACH FROM A DOWNWIND LEG. PILOT OVER SHOT THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY AND INCREASED THE BANK ANGLE TO ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE CENTERLINE. DURING THE MANEUVER, THE AIRSPEED DECREASED AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND FIRST THEN THE LANDING GEAR. THE RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED BY THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI95LA199Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCrawfordsville, INthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during final approach to landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's delayed action of aborting the landing.Jun 24, 1995 · Substantial damage