# Accident 19950624014899A: Cessna 310L, Crawfordsville, IN, June 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1995, 19:40 local time
- Place: Crawfordsville, IN
- Airport: Crawfordsville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0397° N, 86.8901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0397&lon=-86.8901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3298X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3298X-2003-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950624014899A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI95LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA199), Jun 24, 1995: Cessna 310L (N3298X), Crawfordsville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

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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