What happened
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(.19) On July 11, 2002, at 1002 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310R, N5061J, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage while landing on runway 6 (5,344 feet by 150 feet, dry/asphalt) at the Jackson county airport (jxn), Jackson, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 with an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The pilot and his three passengers reported minor injuries. The flight departed the martin state airport (mtn), baltimore, Maryland, at 0730 eastern daylight time. According to the pilot's written statement, the airplane was fueled with 163 gallons of fuel prior to the departure from mtn and the duration of the flight was approximately 2.5 hours. The pilot reported the cruise portion of the flight was flown at 8,000 feet and the flight was uneventful up to the landing attempt. The pilot stated, "... As we were over the runway numbers we started to flare at 75 feet - slowing airplane down to 90 knots - we carried 15 inches of power." The pilot reported that approximately 1/3 down the runway the airplane began to, "... Veer to the righ t, we tried to get the airplane back to centerline and the airplane cont inued right." The pilot stated that adding more power did not bring the ai rplane out of the right turn. The pilot reported that the airplane was, "... Very low and into a turn (right)." The pilot stated in an interview that the right wing tip impacted the terrain and the airplane "cartwheeled." (-23) the aircraft was flown under an IFR flight plan from mtn airport to jxn. The flight plan was cancelled during approach to the airport. On short final, (over the runway) the right front passenger noticed that the aircraft was drifting to the right and called this to the attention of the pilot. The pilot tried to correct the aircraft but could not, initiated a go-around by retracting the flaps and adding takeoff power. The aircraft became uncontrollable so the pilot reduced power, and the aircraft struck the ground to the right of the runway, right wing first, pinwheeled, struck the nose and left wing/engine and came to rest 180 degrees from the path of the flight. The aircraft never became inverted. The pilot turned off power, magnetos, and fuel then all 3 passengers plus the pilot climbed out of the aircraft
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 11, 2002, AT 1002 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 310R, N5061J, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 6 (5,344 FEET BY 150 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE JACKSON COUNTY AIRPORT (JXN), JACKSON, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITH AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE MARTIN STATE AIRPORT (MTN), BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, AT 0730 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE AIRPLANE WAS FUELED WITH 163 GALLONS OF FUEL PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE FROM MTN AND THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HOURS. THE PILOT REPORTED THE CRUISE PORTION OF THE FLIGHT WAS FLOWN AT 8,000 FEET AND THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UP TO THE LANDING ATTEMPT. THE PILOT STATED, "... AS WE WERE OVER THE RUNWAY NUMBERS WE STARTED TO FLARE AT 75 FEET - SLOWING AIRPLANE DOWN TO 90 KNOTS - WE CARRIED 15 INCHES OF POWER." THE PILOT REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 1/3 DOWN THE RUNWAY THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO, "... VEER TO THE RIGH T, WE TRIED TO GET THE AIRPLANE BACK TO CENTERLINE AND THE AIRPLANE CONT INUED RIGHT." THE PILOT STATED THAT ADDING MORE POWER DID NOT BRING THE AI RPLANE OUT OF THE RIGHT TURN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS, "... VERY LOW AND INTO A TURN (RIGHT)." THE PILOT STATED IN AN INTERVIEW THAT THE RIGHT WING TIP IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AND THE AIRPLANE "CARTWHEELED." (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN UNDER AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM MTN AIRPORT TO JXN. THE FLIGHT PLAN WAS CANCELLED DURING APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. ON SHORT FINAL, (OVER THE RUNWAY) THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT AND CALLED THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PILOT. THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT BUT COULD NOT, INITIATED A GO-AROUND BY RETRACTING THE FLAPS AND ADDING TAKEOFF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE SO THE PILOT REDUCED POWER, AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, RIGHT WING FIRST, PINWHEELED, STRUCK THE NOSE AND LEFT WING/ENGINE AND CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES FROM THE PATH OF THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER BECAME INVERTED. THE PILOT TURNED OFF POWER, MAGNETOS, AND FUEL THEN ALL 3 PASSENGERS PLUS THE PILOT CLIMBED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT
NTSB investigation
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