What happened
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(.19) On January 23, 2000, at 1130 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna 310F, N5801X, made a hard landing on runway 27L at the Boulder City, Nevada, airport. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight instructor, student pilot, and two passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated by de voit, inc., as an instructional flight under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. The flight originated at Boulder City airport approximately 30 minutes prior to the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and a flight plan was not filed for the flight. According to the flight instructor, the student pilot was on final approach to the runway and was approximately 50 feet above ground level (AGL) when the flight instructor noticed that the airplane was descending much too fast. He said he told the student pilot to add power, but the student pilot only added power to the right engine. He said he noticed the airplane yaw to the left and then he took over the controls. He stated he added power to the left engine and banked the airplane to the right and proceeded to land approximately 2/3 of the way down the runway. The flight I nstructor told investigators that he didn't feel the wing touch anything as they landed on the runway. He said that he noticed the wrinkles in the left wing as they taxied off the runway. He said that they could have been approximately one wingspan off the runway when they landed. The safety board was not notified of the accident until January 27, 2000. (-23) during approach for landing on runway 27L at Boulder cit airport (61B) on January 23, 2000 at 1130 hours PST, a CE-310-F, N5801X, being flown by student pilot, david rodius in the left seat, with a certified flight instructor, eugene isaacs, in the right seat the a/c was on final and the CFI noted an excessive sink rate and called for the student to add power. The student added power but only added power on the right engine causing the a/c's right wing to rise, the left wing to drop and the a/c to immediately yaw left. The a/c was approx 15-20 feet AGL and departing the runway environment when the CFI took control of the a/c,added power on the left engine, straightened the a/c with right rudder and aileron input anf flew back to the runway and landed. After rollout and turnoff on taxiway "d", both pilots noticed that the left wing appeared to be twisted. Inspection revealed substantial damage to the left tip tank and wing from contact with the runway. Right wing also had damage of wrinkled skin from hard landing.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JANUARY 23, 2000, AT 1130 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 310F, N5801X, MADE A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 27L AT THE BOULDER CITY, NEVADA, AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, STUDENT PILOT, AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY DE VOIT, INC., AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BOULDER CITY AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) WHEN THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS DESCENDING MUCH TOO FAST. HE SAID HE TOLD THE STUDENT PILOT TO ADD POWER, BUT THE STUDENT PILOT ONLY ADDED POWER TO THE RIGHT ENGINE. HE SAID HE NOTICED THE AIRPLANE YAW TO THE LEFT AND THEN HE TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS. HE STATED HE ADDED POWER TO THE LEFT ENGINE AND BANKED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT AND PROCEEDED TO LAND APPROXIMATELY 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT I NSTRUCTOR TOLD INVESTIGATORS THAT HE DIDN'T FEEL THE WING TOUCH ANYTHING AS THEY LANDED ON THE RUNWAY. HE SAID THAT HE NOTICED THE WRINKLES IN THE LEFT WING AS THEY TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY. HE SAID THAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY ONE WINGSPAN OFF THE RUNWAY WHEN THEY LANDED. THE SAFETY BOARD WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT UNTIL JANUARY 27, 2000. (-23) DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 27L AT BOULDER CIT AIRPORT (61B) ON JANUARY 23, 2000 AT 1130 HOURS PST, A CE-310-F, N5801X, BEING FLOWN BY STUDENT PILOT, DAVID RODIUS IN THE LEFT SEAT, WITH A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, EUGENE ISAACS, IN THE RIGHT SEAT THE A/C WAS ON FINAL AND THE CFI NOTED AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE AND CALLED FOR THE STUDENT TO ADD POWER. THE STUDENT ADDED POWER BUT ONLY ADDED POWER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE CAUSING THE A/C'S RIGHT WING TO RISE, THE LEFT WING TO DROP AND THE A/C TO IMMEDIATELY YAW LEFT. THE A/C WAS APPROX 15-20 FEET AGL AND DEPARTING THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT WHEN THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE A/C,ADDED POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE, STRAIGHTENED THE A/C WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND AILERON INPUT ANF FLEW BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND LANDED. AFTER ROLLOUT AND TURNOFF ON TAXIWAY "D", BOTH PILOTS NOTICED THAT THE LEFT WING APPEARED TO BE TWISTED. INSPECTION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT TIP TANK AND WING FROM CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. RIGHT WING ALSO HAD DAMAGE OF WRINKLED SKIN FROM HARD LANDING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.