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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310C · Cedar City, UT · March 22, 2000

Date: March 22, 2000 · 16:30 local
Place: Cedar City, UT
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N3311H
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN00LA066
Reported as: Cessna 310C

N3311HRegistration cancelled Jul 27, 2005 · Cessna 310CS/N 35835 · Built 1954 Airframe modelCessna 310C Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While performing engine out flight instruction with right engine shut down, left engine would not develop full power, and right engine could not be restarted. Aircraft was unable to maintain altitude and an off field emergency landing was made. Neither the instructor nor his student were injuried. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Examination revealed a broken right engine mixture control cable conduit which would not allow the mixture control to be brought out of idle cutoff.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING ENGINE OUT FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WITH RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN, LEFT ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOP FULL POWER, AND RIGHT ENGINE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND AN OFF FIELD EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE. NEITHER THE INSTRUCTOR NOR HIS STUDENT WERE INJURIED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. EXAMINATION REVEALED A BROKEN RIGHT ENGINE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE CONDUIT WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO BE BROUGHT OUT OF IDLE CUTOFF.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN00LA066Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCedar City, UTThe failure of the right engine mixture control cable, which prevented the pilot from restarting the engine. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to follow procedures by not feathering the right propeller, the rough terrain, and the high vegetation.Mar 22, 2000 · Substantial damage