# Accident 20100617036939A: Cessna T310R, Village Of Ruid, NM, June 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2010, 10:07 local time
- Place: Village Of Ruid, NM
- Airport: Sierra Blanca Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4686° N, 105.5086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4686&lon=-105.5086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310RH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310RH-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T310R (registry code 2074246, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 363 total, 8 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100617036939A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON APPROACH TO KSRR APPROX 4215 FT FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  IT APPEARS AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS LOST WITH A/C IMPACTING THE GROUND AT A HIGH ANGLE IN A LEFT WING LOW POSITION.  IMPACT CAUSED THE A.C TO CARTWHEEL RESULTING IN WING STRUCTURE BEING TORN FROM FUSELAGE AND CAME TO REST ON TOP OF PAX COMPARTMENT.  THERE WAS A SMALL POST CRASH FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE NOSE OF THE A/C, INSTRUMENT PANEL AND FRONT ROW PASSENGER SEATING AREA AND A PORTION OF THE OUTTER LEFT WING SECTION.

## 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 CEN10FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA324), Jun 17, 2010: Cessna T310R (N310RH), Ruidoso, NM, substantial damage, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain proper airspeed on final approach for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s limited…

## Other reports on N310RH (1)

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

- [Incident 19971228042229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971228042229I), Dec 28, 1997: Cessna T310R (N310RH), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: during landing roll-out at moraine (I73), pilot noticed rt. Wing lowering more than normal. Pilot initiated a go-around and proceeded with emergency…

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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