# Accident 20110226003919A: Cessna 310K, Angleton, TX, February 26, 2011 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 26, 2011, 19:35 local time - Place: Angleton, TX - Airport: Angleton/Lake Jackson - Texas - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 29.1558° N, 95.4494° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1558&lon=-95.4494&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3816X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3816X-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 310K (registry code 2074228, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 60 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA207) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110226003919A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 CEN11LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA207), Feb 27, 2011: Cessna 310K (N3816X), Angleton, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a night instrument approach. ## Other reports on N3816X (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20010812034669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010812034669I), Aug 12, 2001: Cessna 310K (N3816X), Angleton, TX, Minor damage. (-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… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.