# Accident 20011230037369A: Cessna 310H, Tappahannock, VA, December 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2001, 11:10 local time
- Place: Tappahannock, VA
- Airport: Tappahannock Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9250° N, 76.8714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9250&lon=-76.8714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10MS-2003-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310H (registry code 2074220, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310H
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011230037369A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 IAD02LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA022), Dec 30, 2001: Cessna 310H (N10MS), Tappahannock, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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