19970116019889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310F · Bridgeport, CT · January 16, 1997

Date
January 16, 1997 · 22:25 local
Place
Bridgeport, CT
Airport
Igor I Sikorsky Memorial
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DSRA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1761G
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD97LA042
Reported as
Cessna 310F
Reported engine
Continental IO520M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,502 total84 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Collided w ith VASI on landing rollout. Quartering tailwind pushed 310 off runway. Misunderstood wind direction.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED W ITH VASI ON LANDING ROLLOUT. QUARTERING TAILWIND PUSHED 310 OFF RUNWAY. MISUNDERSTOOD WIND DIRECTION.

NTSB investigation

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