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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310G · Seven Springs, PA · September 1, 2000

Date: September 1, 2000 · 14:50 local
Place: Seven Springs, PA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8978Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC00LA246
Reported as: Cessna 310G

N8978ZRegistration cancelled Jun 11, 2003 · Cessna 310GS/N 310G0078 · Built 1962 Airframe modelCessna 310G Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While enroute the right spinner developed a crack and started to vibrate. Power on the right engine was reduced followed by complete engine shutdown. A/c was vectored to somerset airport, but airport was closed. A/c was then vectored to Seven Springs airport when the a/c, still airborne, was halfway down the runway. A go around was initainted, during the go around, control of the a/c was lost and the a/c entered the trees right off the runway in an inverted attitude. A/c came to rest in a 75 degree nosedown position facing the opposite direction of travel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE THE RIGHT SPINNER DEVELOPED A CRACK AND STARTED TO VIBRATE. POWER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS REDUCED FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. A/C WAS VECTORED TO SOMERSET AIRPORT, BUT AIRPORT WAS CLOSED. A/C WAS THEN VECTORED TO SEVEN SPRINGS AIRPORT WHEN THE A/C, STILL AIRBORNE, WAS HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. A GO AROUND WAS INITAINTED, DURING THE GO AROUND, CONTROL OF THE A/C WAS LOST AND THE A/C ENTERED THE TREES RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE. A/C CAME TO REST IN A 75 DEGREE NOSEDOWN POSITION FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC00LA246Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSeven Springs, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain the manufacture's recommended safe single-engine airspeed, which resulted in a velocity-minimum-control roll to the right. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path to his intended…Sep 1, 2000 · Substantial damage