# Incident 19961224043639I: Cessna 310Q, Mammoth Lakes, CA, December 24, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Airport: Mammoth - June Lakes
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6244° N, 118.9884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mammoth Lakes, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6244&lon=-118.9884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8417F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8417F-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,760 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961224043639I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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