# Accident 19981031039499A: Cessna 310R, Wichita, KS, October 31, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1998, 19:23 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Colonel James Jabara Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6800° N, 97.3408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6800&lon=-97.3408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310PB-2001-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 874 total, 516 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981031039499A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 31, 1998, AT 1923 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 310R, N310PB, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 (6,100'X100') AT THE JABARA AIRPORT, WICHITA, KANSAS. THE PILOT AND FIVE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. (.4) THE PILOT RECEIVED REPORTED WINDS OF 050 TO 070 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS GUSTING TO 28 KNOTS DURING THE APPROACH. HE REPORTED THAT HE `...EVALUATED THE CROSSWIND AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS MUCH LESS THAN EXPECTED.' AT AN ALTITUDE OF 20 TO 25 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE `...ABRUPTLY DROPPED...RESULTING IN A HIGH BOUNCE, ANOTHER HARD TOUCHDOWN, WITH RESULTING BOUNCE.' ON THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY WHERE IT GROUNDLOOPED COMING TO REST OFF THE RUNWAY. MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR THE CESSNA 310R IS 19 KNOTS. GIVEN CONDITIONS WOULD HAVE PRODUCED A 16 TO 26 KNOT CROSSWIND.                (-23) DURING A NIGHT CIRCLING APPROACH IN VMC, HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS,  THE PILOT STATED A DOWN DRAFT CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO DROP, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE SIX PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI99LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA019), Nov 1, 1998: Cessna 310R (N310PB), Wichita, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and the inadequate recovery from the bounced landing which resulted in a loss of control and the ground loop. Factors associated with the…

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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