# Accident 19990314038499A: Cessna 310L, Angel Fire, NM, March 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1999, 12:55 local time
- Place: Angel Fire, NM
- Airport: Angel Fire Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3910° N, 105.2695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3910&lon=-105.2695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2230F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2230F-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,590 total, 48 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990314038499A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT HAD THE FUEL TANKS TOPPED-OFF, AND HE EMBARKED FIVE PASSENGERS WITH THEIR BAGGAGE. HE DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 35, AND IMMEDIATELY RAISED THE LANDING GEAR AFTER LIFTOFF.  HE FELT THE AIRPLANE 'SETTLE A LITTLE,' AND HE PUT THE LANDING GEAR BACK DOWN.  THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A FENCE DURING THE FORCED LANDING ATTEMPT.  THE AIRPORT'S ELEVATION WAS 8,382 FEET MSL, AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 9,419 FEET MSL.  THE AIRPLANE'S CERTIFIED MAXIMUM GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT WAS 5,200 POUNDS, AND THE CALCULATED ACTUAL TAKEOFF WEIGHT WAS ESTIMATED AT 5,459 POUNDS.                                             (-23)ON MARCH 14, 1999 AT 1255 MST, A CESSNA 310L, N2230F, OWNED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED, IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE ANGEL FIRE AIRPORT FOLLOWING DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 35, CAUSING SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PLEASURE FLIGHT AND VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  THE ATP RATED PILOT AND 5 PASSENGERS WERE INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ANGEL FIRE, NM AIRPORT AT 1254 MST.

## 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 DEN99LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA055), Mar 14, 1999: Cessna 310L (N2230F), Angel Fire, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceeding the airplane's weight and balance limitations. A factor was the high density altitude weather condition.

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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