# Accident 20020525011489A: Cessna 310N, Dayton, NV, May 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2002, 17:55 local time
- Place: Dayton, NV
- Airport: Dayton Valley Airpark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2378° N, 119.5572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2378&lon=-119.5572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N588JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N588JL-2006-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020525011489A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MAY 25, 2002, ABOUT 1755 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 310N, N588JL, FORCE LANDED OFF THE AIRPORT DURING THE FINAL LANDING APPROACH AT DAYTON, NEVADA. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1700. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO DAYTON THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT. HE SECURED THE ENGINE, THEN THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS, WHICH WERE NEARLY EMPTY, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS TOO LOW TO ATTEMPT AN ENGINE RESTART. HE STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE NOR THE ENGINES, AND THAT HE HAD FAILED TO CHANGE THE FUEL SELECTORS TO THE MAIN FUEL TANKS. (-23) THE PILOT OF 588JL LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT DAYTON, NEVADA CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE AUX FUEL TANKS AND NEGLECTED TO SELECT THE MAIN FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO LANDING AS SPECIFIED IN THE CESSNA C-310 OWNER'S MANUAL. THE FUEL IN THE A                       UX FUEL TANK WAS EXHAUSTED AND CAUSED THE ENGINES TO QUIT.

## 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 LAX02LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA177), May 26, 2002: Cessna 310N (N588JL), Dayton, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to use a checklist and position the fuel selectors to tanks containing fuel.

## Other reports on N588JL (1)

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

- [Incident 19890311020819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311020819I), Mar 11, 1989: Cessna 310N (N588JL), Winters/Davis/W, CA, Minor damage. Pilot stated he missed the landing gear and landed with gear up.

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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