# Accident 19991022047319A: Cessna 310R, Columbus, GA, October 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1999, 20:30 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Columbus Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5603° N, 84.7400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5603&lon=-84.7400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7571Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7571Q-2017-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 26 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991022047319A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PRIVATE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE PERFORMING NIGHT TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. FIVE LANDINGS WERE EXECUTED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE PRIVATE PILOT REQUESTED TO PERFORM A SHORT FIELD LANDING FOR THEIR SIXTH LANDING. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED RIGHT WING SPAR, STRUT, AND SKIN DAMAGE. NEITHER PILOT REPORTED ANY MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. (-23) WHILE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING NIGHT TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT COLUMBUS AIRPORT, HE INCURRED A HARD LANDING ON THE RIGHT GEAR.

## 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 ATL00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA008), Oct 23, 1999: Cessna 310R (N7571Q), Columbus, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare that resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N7571Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910805039599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910805039599I), Aug 5, 1991: Cessna 310R (N7571Q), Pittsburgh, PA. NR2 engine failed after takeoff. Returned and landed safely.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.