# Accident 20010512016809A: Cessna 310, Decatur, TX, May 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2001, 11:15 local time
- Place: Decatur, TX
- Airport: Decatur Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2291° N, 97.5894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2291&lon=-97.5894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6748X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6748X-2004-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010512016809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/12/2001, AT 11:15 CST, A CESSNA CE-310-310, REGISTRATION NUMBER N6748X, REGISTERED TO GLEN MURPHY OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , STRUCK SEVERAL RUNWAY MARKER SIGNS WHILE LANDING DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.  VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT WERE UNINJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DECATUR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TEXAS ON 05/12/2001 AT 12:00 CST.

## 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 FTW01LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA118), May 12, 2001: Cessna 310 (N6748X), Decatur, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the left main wheel brake which was locked for an undetermined reason.

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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