# Accident 19971130035839A: Cessna 310R, Hartford, CT, November 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1997, 17:50 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford-Brainard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7367° N, 72.6494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTFORD-BRAINARD (HFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7367&lon=-72.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2641F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,026 total, 616 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971130035839A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LAST 3RD RUNWAY AFTER MISSED APPROACH. HIT DIKE. (.4)THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A NON-PRECISION INSTRUMENT APPROACH WHEN HE EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO DESCEND OUT OF THE CLOUDS NEAR MIDFIELD AND TOUCHDOWN NEAR THE END OF THE 4,418 FEET LONG RUNWAY.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST AT THE BASE OF A DIKE.

## 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 NYC98LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA036), Nov 30, 1997: Cessna 310R (N2641F), Hartford, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to land on the departure end of the runway and not perform a go-around.

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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