# Accident 20010711017129A: Cessna 310I, Amargosa, NV, July 11, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2001, 11:00 local time
- Place: Amargosa, NV
- Airport: Jackass Aeropark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5296° N, 116.4701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5296&lon=-116.4701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8199M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8199M-2010-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310I (registry code 2074224, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010711017129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HOYT A. TATUM, 563834, ATTEMPTED TO DEPART JACKASS AEROPARK, U75, FROM THE 2100 FT LONG TAXIWAY IN CESSNA 310I, N8199M. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE TAXIWAY IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANGING GEAR CONTACTED THE SURFACE OF THE TAXIWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET FROM THE SHADE HANGAR AREA.  THERE ARE 3 SEPARATE CONTACT MARKS IN SUCCESSION INDICATING THAT THE PLANE HAD BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR BEFORE THE FINAL CONTACT.  ON THE FINAL GROUND CONTACT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED AT THE PISTON PORTION CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR CYLINDER TO DIG INTO THE GROUND THUS PIVOTING THE PLANE TO THE RIGHT.  THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED TO THE REAR OF THE PLANE BUT REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME.  THE RIGHT WING TIP, LOWER SURFACE CONTACTED THE GROUND AS DID THE RIGHT PROPELLER.  BOTH BLADES ON THE RIGHT PROPELLER WERE BENT TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE ENGINE NACELLE.  THE LEFT WING TIP DID NOT CONTACT THE GROUND.  THE LEFT PROPELLER HAD ONE BLADE BENT TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE ENGINE NACHELLE. (CONTINUED ON ADDITIONAL SHEET).  NO ADDITIONAL SHEET ATTACHED.

## 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 LAX01LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA242), Jul 11, 2001: Cessna 310I (N8199M), Amargosa Valley, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempt to depart on a taxiway unsuitable for takeoff under existing conditions. An additional factor was a berm at the end of the taxiway.

## Other reports on N8199M (2)

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

- [Incident 19960105000319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960105000319I), Jan 5, 1996: Cessna 310I (N8199M), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft departed cat island Bahamas enroute to fxe upon landing on runway 26 at ft. Lauderdale executive airport (fxc) at approximately 11:30 a.m.…
- [Incident 19950505014629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950505014629I), May 5, 1995: Cessna 310I (N8199M), Mason City, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: student was conducting a visual engine out approach gear extension was delayed until landing was assured. Instructors attention was diverted outside…

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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