# Accident 20020915024339A: Cessna 310L, Atlanta, GA, September 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2002, 10:03 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8756° N, 84.3019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8756&lon=-84.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73NR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73NR-2009-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020915024339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INVESTIGATION INTO THE ACCIDENT OF A CESSNA 310L, REGISTRATION NUMBER N73NR, REVEALS THAT THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, JULIE SMITH, WAS AT THE CONTROLS WHILE CONDUCTING A VOR/GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27. WHEN SHE BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIGH, FAST, AND NOT IN A POSITION TO SAFELY LAND ON RUNWAY 27. THE FLYING PILOT, JULIE SMITH, BROUGHT THE POWER BACK TO FLIGHT IDLE THEN DOVE THE AIRCRAFT AT THE RUNWAY. MS. SMITH STATED THAT SHE FELT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIGH AND STEEP FROM THE TIME SHE WENT VISUAL ON THE APPROACH. ALTHOUGH SHE WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN FULL FLAPS, SHE STATED THAT THE APPROACH WAS FLOWN AT BLUE LINE OR 120 KNOTS. MS. SMITH FLOATED WHEN IN GROUND EFFECT, TOUCHING DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 85 KNOTS AT MIDFIELD ON A 3,378-FOOT RUNWAY. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE ANY BREAKING ACTION DUE TO WET PAVEMENT. THE NON-FLYING PILOT, RICKEY J. SMITH, COMES ON THE CONTROLS IN AN EFFORT TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT, WHILE HYDROPLANING, SLID THE REMAINING LENGTH OF RUNWAY AND CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE POINTED APPROXIMATELY 35 DEGREES LEFT FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING ALONG THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 27. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE GEAR WAS SEVERED FROM THE SPAR ATTACHMENT POINTS. THIS COLLAPSE OCCURRED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SMALL DITCH APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES DEEP TWENTY-FIVE FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT'S FINAL RESTING POSITION. THE OCCUPANTS AND THEIR DOG WERE NOT INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. (SEE ATTACHED INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT FOR REMAINING NARRATIVE).

## 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 MIA02LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA168), Sep 15, 2002: Cessna 310L (N73NR), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of speed/altitude and her failure to perform a go-around.

## Other reports on N73NR (1)

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

- [Incident 19990124039239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990124039239I), Jan 24, 1999: Cessna 310L (N73NR), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. After takeoff, as gear was being retracted, a loud popping noise heard from nose area. The pilot extended the gear. The nose gear did not fully extend.…

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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