# Accident 20141227022249A: Cessna 310N, Liberty, NC, December 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2014, 19:30 local time
- Place: Liberty, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9117° N, 79.6178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9117&lon=-79.6178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177JD-2018-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141227022249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SUFFERED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE AS A RESULT OF A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 2 AFTER A NIGHT LANDING IN VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## 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 ERA15CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA086), Dec 28, 2014: Cessna 310N (N177JD), Liberty, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the left main landing gear.

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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