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FAA accident report · Cessna 310C · Primm, NV · October 23, 2015

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Date
October 23, 2015 · 10:15 local
Place
Primm, NV
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N310CD
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR16LA016
Reported as
Cessna 310C
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total7 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N310CDRegistration cancelled Jan 10, 2024 · Cessna 310CS/N 35853 · Built 1959Airframe modelCessna 310CEngine 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.

At approximately 1700Z (1000 PDT) two general aviation aircraft collided in flight near Primm, NV, approximately 29 NM ssw of henderson, NV. The collision involved a Cessna 310C aircraft, N310CD, and a Piper PA-28 arrow aircraft, N9475N.

N310CD sustained substantial damage to the rudder and vertical stabilizer and that N9475N also sustained substantial damage to the inboard right wing and horizontal stabilizer.

N310CD, with two souls on board, landed safely at the henderson executive airport (khnd). N9475N, with one soul on board, landed safely on a dry lake bed in California near Primm, NV. None of the occupants of either aircraft were injured. Both aircraft are based at the khnd.

N9475N right hand fuel tank depleted of fuel during collision. Collision severed the main fuel line from RH fuel tank to engine. Causing aircraft to loose power, due to fuel starvation. Aircraft made emergency landing on dry lake bed, on the California side of the state line beteen Nevada and California at Primm.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1700Z (1000 PDT) TWO GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT COLLIDED IN FLIGHT NEAR PRIMM, NV, APPROXIMATELY 29 NM SSW OF HENDERSON, NV. THE COLLISION INVOLVED A CESSNA 310C AIRCRAFT, N310CD, AND A PIPER PA-28 ARROW AIRCRAFT, N9475N.

N310CD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER AND THAT N9475N ALSO SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE INBOARD RIGHT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

N310CD, WITH TWO SOULS ON BOARD, LANDED SAFELY AT THE HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KHND). N9475N, WITH ONE SOUL ON BOARD, LANDED SAFELY ON A DRY LAKE BED IN CALIFORNIA NEAR PRIMM, NV. NONE OF THE OCCUPANTS OF EITHER AIRCRAFT WERE INJURED. BOTH AIRCRAFT ARE BASED AT THE KHND.

N9475N RIGHT HAND FUEL TANK DEPLETED OF FUEL DURING COLLISION. COLLISION SEVERED THE MAIN FUEL LINE FROM RH FUEL TANK TO ENGINE. CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO LOOSE POWER, DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON DRY LAKE BED, ON THE CALIFORNIA SIDE OF THE STATE LINE BETEEN NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA AT PRIMM.

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 WPR16LA016Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPrimm, NVThe inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the pilots' failure to tune to, monitor, and communicate over the common traffic advisory frequency their relative positions…Oct 23, 2015 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N9475NPiper PA-28R-200Accident 20151023019362A · Substantial damage