20020403018369A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna T310R · Mount Holly, NJ · April 3, 2002

Date: April 3, 2002 · 16:00 local
Place: Mount Holly, NJ
Airport: South Jersey Reg Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5079J
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD02LA040
Reported as: Cessna T310R
Fatal injuries: 0

N5079JRegistration cancelled May 20, 2002 · Cessna T310RS/N 310R0509 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna T310R Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot stated on first landing attempt at 7MY (southern Jersey regional) runway 26, aircraft did not have the landing gear down and both engine propellers hit the runway. Pilot aborted the landing and elected to continue to fly the aircraft. On second landing attempt, the aircraft landed short of the runway. Engine number one again had a propeller strike. Aircraft became airborne at least two times before coming to rest off the left side of runway 26. Nose gear was broken off, both mains collapsed. Gusty crosswinds at time of landings. Phl weather 1600 local, 320 at 18, gust 34.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED ON FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT AT 7MY (SOUTHERN JERSEY REGIONAL) RUNWAY 26, AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND BOTH ENGINE PROPELLERS HIT THE RUNWAY. PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT. ON SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. ENGINE NUMBER ONE AGAIN HAD A PROPELLER STRIKE. AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AT LEAST TWO TIMES BEFORE COMING TO REST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 26. NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF, BOTH MAINS COLLAPSED. GUSTY CROSSWINDS AT TIME OF LANDINGS. PHL WEATHER 1600 LOCAL, 320 AT 18, GUST 34.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB IAD02LA040Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMount Holly, NJThe pilot's misjudgment of distance, his subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing, and the failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.Apr 3, 2002 · Substantial damage