20011230037369A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310H · Tappahannock, VA · December 30, 2001

Date: December 30, 2001 · 11:10 local
Place: Tappahannock, VA
Airport: Tappahannock Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N10MS
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD02LA022
Reported as: Cessna 310H

N10MSRegistration cancelled Mar 14, 2003 · Cessna 310HS/N 310H0006 · Built 1962 Airframe modelCessna 310H Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot reported to the ric ATCT and that the left engine failed in flight, and his attempt to restart the engine was unsuccessful. The pilot secured the left engine, and the ric ATCT advised the pilot that the Tappahannock Municipal Airport (W79) was the nearest available airport for an emergency landing. The pilot made a normal approach to (W79) runway 2 (airspeed approx. 115 mph). The pilot encountered a heavy crosswind (approx. 90 degrees) on his approach. The left wing tip struck the runway. The left main gear collapsed, followed by the nose gear and the right main gear. The airplane slid on its belly and came to rest in the grass adjacent to the left edge of runway 02. Prior to exiting the aircraft, the pilot reported that he turned off the fuel selectors, the magneto switches and the master switches. The pilot and two passengers exited the aircraft. No injuries or fire were reported.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED TO THE RIC ATCT AND THAT THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT, AND HIS ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT SECURED THE LEFT ENGINE, AND THE RIC ATCT ADVISED THE PILOT THAT THE TAPPAHANNOCK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (W79) WAS THE NEAREST AVAILABLE AIRPORT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO (W79) RUNWAY 2 (AIRSPEED APPROX. 115 MPH). THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A HEAVY CROSSWIND (APPROX. 90 DEGREES) ON HIS APPROACH. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE AIRPLANE SLID ON ITS BELLY AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE LEFT EDGE OF RUNWAY 02. PRIOR TO EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE TURNED OFF THE FUEL SELECTORS, THE MAGNETO SWITCHES AND THE MASTER SWITCHES. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES OR FIRE WERE REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD02LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTappahannock, VAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions. Factors in the accident were the gusty wind conditions and the total loss of left engine power due to the alternate air valve becoming disconnected and embedded in the fuel injector servo.Dec 30, 2001 · Substantial damage