# Accident 19980823021539A: Cessna 310B, Pequot Lakes, MN, August 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: Pequot Lakes, MN
- Airport: Breezy Point Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6002° N, 94.3208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6002&lon=-94.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310X-2022-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310B (registry code 2074208, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980823021539A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 23, 1998, AT 1530 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 310B, N310X, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 36, AT PEQUOT LAKES, MINNESOTA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED CRYSTAL AIRPORT NEAR MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. (-23) DURING LANDING, AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED, LANDED AGAIN WITH RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSING.  AIRCRAFT SKIDDE OFF RUNWAY, DAMAGE TO RIGHT MAIN GEAR, RIGHT PROPELLER, AND RUDDER - AT HINGES.  NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 CHI98LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA327), Aug 23, 1998: Cessna 310B (N310X), Breezy Point, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare of the airplane, and his not maintaining control of the airplane.

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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