20050816021169A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 310R · Apopka, FL · August 16, 2005

Date: August 16, 2005 · 21:45 local
Place: Apopka, FL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2631E
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL05FA145
Reported as: Cessna 310R
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total

N2631ERegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2008 · Cessna 310RS/N 310R1618 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 310R Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot had very limited experience in a Cessna 310 and only 20 hours of multiengine in a BE-70. Pilot's itinerary was departing Florida, flight to south carolina and then to north carolina to conduct business and the return to Florida. Fuel mismanagement could be an issue. Aircraft impacted trees and power poles, crashed and burned. Fuel system controls could not be identified after fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT HAD VERY LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN A CESSNA 310 AND ONLY 20 HOURS OF MULTIENGINE IN A BE-70. PILOT'S ITINERARY WAS DEPARTING FLORIDA, FLIGHT TO SOUTH CAROLINA AND THEN TO NORTH CAROLINA TO CONDUCT BUSINESS AND THE RETURN TO FLORIDA. FUEL MISMANAGEMENT COULD BE AN ISSUE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND POWER POLES, CRASHED AND BURNED. FUEL SYSTEM CONTROLS COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED AFTER FIRE.

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 ATL05FA145Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportApopka, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate visual lookout and object clearance, which resulted in the in-flight collision with trees.Aug 17, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2631E · 1

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

Incident 20001231024099IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Miami, FL(-23) On 12/31/00 after landing at opa locak airport (opf), the left landing gear collapsed. An evaluation of the landing gear system was completed and discrepancies were not found. This a/c underwent an annual inspection & intensive landing gear maintenance…Dec 31, 2000 · Minor damage