# Accident 20050128000519A: Cessna 310J, Crosbyton, TX, January 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2005, 16:35 local time
- Place: Crosbyton, TX
- Airport: Crosbyton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6239° N, 101.2408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6239&lon=-101.2408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3138L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3138L-2008-01-22) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 831 total, 179 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050128000519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 28, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 CST, THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT DEPARTED FROM KENT COUNTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (22F). UPON RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE CABIN DOOR POPPED OPEN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND HAD PROBLEMS LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DIVERT TO LUBBOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LBB). THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A FEW MINUTES HE COULD NO LONGER HOLD THE CABIN DOOR CLOSED AND DECIDED TO LAND AT CROSBYTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (8F3). THE PILOT SETUP FOR THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35, MANUALLY EXTENDED THE GEAR BUT DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT INDICATION. TIRE MARKS APPROXIMATELY .4 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD SHOW THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. IMPACT MARKS FROM THE RIGHT PROPELLER WERE FOUND ON THE RUNWAY AND MARKS IN THE FIELD WERE CAUSED BY THE LEFT PROPELLER. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING SOUTHEAST ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT BEAMS, LOWER FUSELAGE, NOSE SECTION, RIGHT TIP TANK, AND BOTH PROPELLERS. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR BRUISE TO THE LEFT TIBIA.

## 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 DFW05CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA062), Jan 28, 2005: Cessna 310-J (N3138L), Crosbyton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, and his inadequate flare which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention to the open cabin door.

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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