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FAA incident report · Cessna 310Q · Mammoth Lakes, CA · December 24, 1996

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Date
December 24, 1996 · 11:00 local
Place
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Airport
Mammoth - June Lakes
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8417F
Reported as
Cessna 310Q
Reported engine
Continental IO470V
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,760 total300 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N8417FRegistration cancelled May 23, 2017 · Cessna 310QS/N 310Q0643 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna 310QEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: PIC reported the left engine lost power shortly after departing Mammoth Lakes, CA (mmh) and that he was unable to hold altitude. He made a forced (gear up) landing in a field (sagebrush covered with thirty inches of snow) approximately two miles southeast of the airport. The airplane sustained minor damages to the belly skins, wing flaps, right propeller, nose cone, and engine cowlings. The pilot and two passengers suffered minor injuries (bruises). The ELT did not activate and there were no fires. NTSB investigator, jeff rich (lax), reviewed pictures taken prior to recovery and determined the minor damages. FAA inspector, mike dorris (rno FSDO), inspected the airplane at the Mammoth Lakes airport after the aircraft was retrieved and the wings, fuselage, and tail section are severely damaged. The owner/operator witnessed the damages that occurred during the retrieval operations. The pilot/owner and NTSB investigator suspect moisture in the fuel as a problem. The insurance company and owner are investigating the reason for the engine failure and will submit a malfunction or defect report to the FAA. This incident and investigation are closed. This incident did not involve a pilot deviation report 8020-17.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PIC REPORTED THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING MAMMOTH LAKES, CA (MMH) AND THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO HOLD ALTITUDE. HE MADE A FORCED (GEAR UP) LANDING IN A FIELD (SAGEBRUSH COVERED WITH THIRTY INCHES OF SNOW) APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES TO THE BELLY SKINS, WING FLAPS, RIGHT PROPELLER, NOSE CONE, AND ENGINE COWLINGS. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES (BRUISES). THE ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE AND THERE WERE NO FIRES. NTSB INVESTIGATOR, JEFF RICH (LAX), REVIEWED PICTURES TAKEN PRIOR TO RECOVERY AND DETERMINED THE MINOR DAMAGES. FAA INSPECTOR, MIKE DORRIS (RNO FSDO), INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE AT THE MAMMOTH LAKES AIRPORT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETRIEVED AND THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, AND TAIL SECTION ARE SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE OWNER/OPERATOR WITNESSED THE DAMAGES THAT OCCURRED DURING THE RETRIEVAL OPERATIONS. THE PILOT/OWNER AND NTSB INVESTIGATOR SUSPECT MOISTURE IN THE FUEL AS A PROBLEM. THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND OWNER ARE INVESTIGATING THE REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE AND WILL SUBMIT A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT TO THE FAA. THIS INCIDENT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT 8020-17.