# Accident 20061214029239A: Cessna 310Q, Montgomery, NY, December 14, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2006, 13:10 local time
- Place: Montgomery, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4903° N, 74.2497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4903&lon=-74.2497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8FH-2007-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,079 total, 2,434 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061214029239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 14, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1310 EST, THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 26 AT KMGJ, CLIMBED TO BETWEEN 200 AND 500 FEET AGL AND LEVELED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN PORPOISING, TURNED LEFT WHILE DESCENDING AND IMPACTED TREES APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT FOLLOWING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WHICH INCLUDED EXTENSIVE MAINTENANCE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINES AND PROPELLERS INDICATED THAT THEY WERE MAKING POWER AT IMPACT. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM CABLES LEADING TO THE ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATOR LOCATED IN THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE CROSSED. THIS WOULD HAVE HAD THE EFFECT OF CAUSING THE ELEVATOR TRIM TO OPERATE OPPOSITE OF NORMAL. THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS FOUND IN THE 10 DEGREE FULL UP (NOSE DOWN) POSITION. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATED THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED DURING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION.

## 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 NYC07FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA047), Dec 14, 2006: Cessna 310Q (N8FH), Montgomery, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Improper maintenance performed on the airplane by maintenance personnel, and the failure of the mechanic with an inspection authorization (IA) to verify the maintenance work performed, which resulted…

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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