# Accident 20030915025239A: Cessna 310J, New Orleans, LA, September 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2003, 13:44 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0422° N, 90.0281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0422&lon=-90.0281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2010E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2010E-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310J (registry code 2074226, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030915025239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36L. ON THE APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE TOWER HE WAS GOING AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RADICALLY TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK THE SEA WALL. THE AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES. TWO FATALITIES.

## 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 FTW03FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA225), Sep 15, 2003: Cessna 310J (N2010E), New Orleans, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control of the airplane during a go-around. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

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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