# Accident 20011107030639A: Cessna 310Q, Winston-Salem, NC, November 7, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2001, 11:18 local time
- Place: Winston-Salem, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0917° N, 80.2917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0917&lon=-80.2917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7648Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7648Q-2002-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011107030639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 7, 2001 AT 1118 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 310Q, N7648Q, COLLIDED WITH THE TREES AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE GROUND IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA SIX MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE SMITH REYNOLDS AIRPORT IN WINSTON-SALEM, NC. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. AFTER TAKEOFF IN WINSTON-SALEM, THE PILOT REPORTED OSCILLATION IN THE AIRPLANE CONTROLS, THEN REPORTED THAT HE HAD THE PROBLEM UNDER CONTROL. A SHORT TIME LATER THE PILOT REPORTED EXPERIENCING "A LOT OF DOWN PRESSURE ON THE YOKE." SHORTLY AFTER THAT COMMUNICATION THE AIRPLANE CRASHED. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A 55 DEGREE LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE AND A 60 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE ENERGY PATH WAS 165 FEET LONG. THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED ON 11/10/01 AND TAKEN TO ATLANTA SALVAGE IN GRIFFIN, GA FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. (NTSB WILL CONTINUE AT THAT SITE).

## 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 ATL02FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA010), Nov 7, 2001: Cessna 310Q (N7648Q), Winston Salem, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Improper installation of the elevator trim tab control rod by maintenance personnel which allowed the control rod to disconnect and jam in the full up position (elevator full down) while in-flight.…

## Other reports on N7648Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20000509010799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000509010799A), May 9, 2000: Cessna 310Q (N7648Q), Mesa, AZ, No damage. (-23) Mr. Perez stated that he was on a normal approach into Falcon field, AZ. He was landing on runway 22 left when he touched down with no problem, then when…

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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