34.8185° N, 82.5862° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Easley, SC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 3, 2015 · 10:00 local
Place
Easley, SC
Airport
Williamsport
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N310BC
Reported as
Cessna 310Q
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
44,691 total720 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilots stated that during relocation to his hangar on a grass strip, there was a hill in the grass strip, when power was applied to get aircraft over the hill, the aircraft left brake was ineffective and he tried to apply differential engine power to correct the aircraft position, the aircraft departed the grass strip and hit two trees causing substantial damage to the left wing and left propeller.
As the FAA filed it
PILOTS STATED THAT DURING RELOCATION TO HIS HANGAR ON A GRASS STRIP, THERE WAS A HILL IN THE GRASS STRIP, WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED TO GET AIRCRAFT OVER THE HILL, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT BRAKE WAS INEFFECTIVE AND HE TRIED TO APPLY DIFFERENTIAL ENGINE POWER TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT POSITION, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE GRASS STRIP AND HIT TWO TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND LEFT PROPELLER.