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FAA accident report · Cessna 310K · Angleton, TX · February 26, 2011

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Date
February 26, 2011 · 19:35 local
Place
Angleton, TX
Airport
Angleton/Lake Jackson - Texas
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3816X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11LA207
Reported as
Cessna 310K
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total60 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days
N3816XRegistration cancelled Nov 25, 2014 · Cessna 310KS/N 310K0216 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 310KEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On February 26, 2011 at 19:35 local time, the PIC of N3816X a CE-310K was on RNAV (GPS) rwy 17 approach into Angleton/Texas gulf coast regional airport (lbx) when the aircraft veered to the left of course, crashed, and severely injured the pilot. The weather conditions reported at 19:39 local for lbx was a special with 8 statute mile visibility and clouds scattered at 500 feet. The next report at 19:50 local for lbx showed a trend toward worsening conditions with another special being issued with 8 statute mile visibility and clouds broken at 500 feet. Air traffic radar data showed the aircraft on course for the RNAV (GPS) rwy 17 approach disappearing from the screen at 800 feet. The aircraft crashed into a field 2.6 miles north, north, east of lbx left of course. The aircraft was destroyed when it stuck the ground with the right wing breaking off the wing tip fuel tank starting a flash fire. The wheels struck the ground leaving deep marks in to the ground and breaking all three (3) landing gear off. The aircraft traveled approximately 150 feet, breaking through a fence and trees coming to rest in a wooded area. Upon hitting the trees the left wing was broken off up to the engine and the right tank was breached adding more fuel to the fire. The aircraft also rotated 180 degrees to right after hitting the right wing on a tree. Two to three engine mounts were broken off on both engines and the propellers had separated from the engines. The cabin, fuselage and tail section were disfigured. The aircraft was not destroyed by fire due to the rapid response by emergency crews. Ground marks and curled propellers indicated that both engines were running on impact. The PIC was seriously injured. The PIC has no memory of the accident. A witness on the highway (288) next to the accident sight stated that he saw the aircraft fly over the interstate very low with the nose in a steep down attitude and the aircraft in a right bank.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 26, 2011 AT 19:35 LOCAL TIME, THE PIC OF N3816X A CE-310K WAS ON RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 APPROACH INTO ANGLETON/TEXAS GULF COAST REGIONAL AIRPORT (LBX) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF COURSE, CRASHED, AND SEVERELY INJURED THE PILOT. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS REPORTED AT 19:39 LOCAL FOR LBX WAS A SPECIAL WITH 8 STATUTE MILE VISIBILITY AND CLOUDS SCATTERED AT 500 FEET. THE NEXT REPORT AT 19:50 LOCAL FOR LBX SHOWED A TREND TOWARD WORSENING CONDITIONS WITH ANOTHER SPECIAL BEING ISSUED WITH 8 STATUTE MILE VISIBILITY AND CLOUDS BROKEN AT 500 FEET. AIR TRAFFIC RADAR DATA SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT ON COURSE FOR THE RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 APPROACH DISAPPEARING FROM THE SCREEN AT 800 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A FIELD 2.6 MILES NORTH, NORTH, EAST OF LBX LEFT OF COURSE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT STUCK THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING BREAKING OFF THE WING TIP FUEL TANK STARTING A FLASH FIRE. THE WHEELS STRUCK THE GROUND LEAVING DEEP MARKS IN TO THE GROUND AND BREAKING ALL THREE (3) LANDING GEAR OFF. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET, BREAKING THROUGH A FENCE AND TREES COMING TO REST IN A WOODED AREA. UPON HITTING THE TREES THE LEFT WING WAS BROKEN OFF UP TO THE ENGINE AND THE RIGHT TANK WAS BREACHED ADDING MORE FUEL TO THE FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT ALSO ROTATED 180 DEGREES TO RIGHT AFTER HITTING THE RIGHT WING ON A TREE. TWO TO THREE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN OFF ON BOTH ENGINES AND THE PROPELLERS HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINES. THE CABIN, FUSELAGE AND TAIL SECTION WERE DISFIGURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DESTROYED BY FIRE DUE TO THE RAPID RESPONSE BY EMERGENCY CREWS.GROUND MARKS AND CURLED PROPELLERS INDICATED THAT BOTH ENGINES WERE RUNNING ON IMPACT. THE PIC WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.THE PIC HAS NO MEMORY OF THE ACCIDENT. A WITNESS ON THE HIGHWAY (288) NEXT TO THE ACCIDENT SIGHT STATED THAT HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT FLY OVER THE INTERSTATE VERY LOW WITH THE NOSE IN A STEEP DOWN ATTITUDE AND THE AIRCRAFT IN A RIGHT BANK.

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 CEN11LA207Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAngleton, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a night instrument approach.Feb 27, 2011 · Destroyed

Other reports on N3816X · 1

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

Incident 20010812034669ITouch And Go Landing · Angleton, TX(-23) Damage to right main landing gear and right propeller slight damage to wing tip. Witness reported that after the crew exited the aircraft that one of them said that the wrong lever was moved. This witness said that he would not put this on paper. Mr.…Aug 12, 2001 · Minor damage