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FAA accident report · Cessna 310N · Grand Junction, CO · August 9, 2002

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Date
August 9, 2002 · 14:58 local
Place
Grand Junction, CO
Airport
Walker Field
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N111KC
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN02LA093
Reported as
Cessna 310N
N111KCRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2003 · Cessna 310NS/N 310N-0005 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 310NEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Mr. Quisenberry was providing multiengine dual instruction to Mr. Houghton in the aircraft. They had departed glenwood springs airport around 0930 hrs the day of the accident. After completing several legs of a cross country flight they arrived back at glenwood springs around 1400 hrs and were going to perform a short field landing. Mr. Houghton was flying the aircraft. On short final to runway 32 the aircraft developed a high sink rate. Full power was added but the aircraft contacted the runway hard. It became airborne again as a result of the power application. The gear was not raised as Mr. Quisenberry thought it might be damaged. The right main gear was observed trailing behind the right wing. The aircraft diverted to rifle, CO. But once there, the decision was made to go to Grand Junction because of better crash rescue facilities. The right main gear fell off near rifle. Once at Grand Junction, the gear was raised for a gear up landing rather than land with one main gear missing. On final engine and props were secured and aircraft was landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. QUISENBERRY WAS PROVIDING MULTIENGINE DUAL INSTRUCTION TO MR. HOUGHTON IN THE AIRCRAFT. THEY HAD DEPARTED GLENWOOD SPRINGS AIRPORT AROUND 0930 HRS THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. AFTER COMPLETING SEVERAL LEGS OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THEY ARRIVED BACK AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS AROUND 1400 HRS AND WERE GOING TO PERFORM A SHORT FIELD LANDING. MR. HOUGHTON WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT. ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 32 THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE. FULL POWER WAS ADDED BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY HARD. IT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AS A RESULT OF THE POWER APPLICATION. THE GEAR WAS NOT RAISED AS MR. QUISENBERRY THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE DAMAGED. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS OBSERVED TRAILING BEHIND THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO RIFLE, CO. BUT ONCE THERE, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO GO TO GRAND JUNCTION BECAUSE OF BETTER CRASH RESCUE FACILITIES. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FELL OFF NEAR RIFLE. ONCE AT GRAND JUNCTION, THE GEAR WAS RAISED FOR A GEAR UP LANDING RATHER THAN LAND WITH ONE MAIN GEAR MISSING. ON FINAL ENGINE AND PROPS WERE SECURED AND AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED GEAR UP.

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 DEN02LA093Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrand Junction, COThe dual student's inadequate aircraft control resulting in a hard landing. Contributing factors include, the dual student's inadequate airspeed and high flare, the inadequate supervision by the instructor, the in-flight separation of the right main landing…Aug 9, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N111KC · 1

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

Accident 20001014028549AMontrose, CO(-23)According to the NTSB report and the pilot, he was practicing landings in his Cessna 310, at Montrose regional airport in Montrose, CO. When he made a "hard landing". The pilot further states in his written statement to the aircraft insurance company,…Oct 14, 2000 · No damage