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FAA accident report · Cessna 310D · Palmetto, GA · April 18, 1996

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Date
April 18, 1996 · 15:30 local
Place
Palmetto, GA
Airport
South Fulton Sky Port Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N100VG
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA96LA121
Reported as
Cessna 310D
Reported engine
Continental IO470D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,040 total520 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days
N100VGRegistration cancelled Sep 8, 2014 · Cessna 310DS/N 39063 · Built 1970Airframe modelCessna 310DEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On April 18, 1996, about 1530 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310D, registered to 3SY avn, inc., landed hard at the south Fulton airport, Palmetto, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private-rated pilot and two passengers were not injured. The flight originated about 1505 from the clayton county-tara field airport, hampton, Georgia. The pilot stated that he diverted due to a partially open cabin door. He entered the traffic pattern and while on short final approach to the 2,690-foot runway with a 600-foot displaced threshold, a high sink rate developed. He added partial power but the airplane landed hard collapsing the main landing gears. (.4) the pilot stated that he diverted due to a partially open cabin door. He entered the traffic pattern and while on short final approach to the 2,690-foot runway with a 600-foot displaced threshold, a high sink rate developed. He applied nose-up elevator input three times but only applied power during the third elevator input. The airplane landed hard on the right main landing gear causin g gear causing it to collapse. The airplane then bounced twice, veered off the right side of the runway, and contacted a closed taxiway that was raised 4-6 inches causing the left main and nose landing gears to collapse.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON APRIL 18, 1996, ABOUT 1530 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 310D, REGISTERED TO 3SY AVN, INC., LANDED HARD AT THE SOUTH FULTON AIRPORT, PALMETTO, GEORGIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1505 FROM THE CLAYTON COUNTY-TARA FIELD AIRPORT, HAMPTON, GEORGIA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DIVERTED DUE TO A PARTIALLY OPEN CABIN DOOR. HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND WHILE ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO THE 2,690-FOOT RUNWAY WITH A 600-FOOT DISPLACED THRESHOLD, A HIGH SINK RATE DEVELOPED. HE ADDED PARTIAL POWER BUT THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD COLLAPSING THE MAIN LANDING GEARS. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DIVERTED DUE TO A PARTIALLY OPEN CABIN DOOR. HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND WHILE ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO THE 2,690-FOOT RUNWAY WITH A 600-FOOT DISPLACED THRESHOLD, A HIGH SINK RATE DEVELOPED. HE APPLIED NOSE-UP ELEVATOR INPUT THREE TIMES BUT ONLY APPLIED POWER DURING THE THIRD ELEVATOR INPUT. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUSIN G GEAR CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRPLANE THEN BOUNCED TWICE, VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND CONTACTED A CLOSED TAXIWAY THAT WAS RAISED 4-6 INCHES CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS TO COLLAPSE.

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 MIA96LA121Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalmetto, GAFailure of the pilot-in-command to maintain the proper descent rate resulting in a hard landing and collapse of the right main landing gear.Apr 18, 1996 · Substantial damage