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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310G · Gainsville, FL · April 29, 2018

Date: April 29, 2018 · 21:30 local
Place: Gainsville, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2212A
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA243
Reported as: Cessna 310G
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 207 total67 in this make and model

N2212ARegistered now · Cessna 310GS/N 310G-0018 Airframe modelCessna 310G Engine 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.

While piloting his Cessna 310 he departed pxe at 7:50 pm on April 29, 2018, with his wife privacy data omitted. After flying on a VFR flight with radar service toward fort lauderdale executive, he decided to deviate to gainesville executive airport (gnv) at around 9:30 pm in order to land. After establishing a final for runway 11 and speaking with tower, he struck a pine tree in mid-air. Pilot remembers seeing that he was on glide path; however, seconds passed while performing his landing checklist after looking up again to turn on landing lights he noticed trees directly in front. Pilot immediately reacted by pitching up and adding full power ? Then the plane hit the top of the tree and the plane yawed hard to the left. After escaping the trees, pilot turned back about 30 degrees to the right and made an emergency landing on 11. He then taxied the plane to university air center FBO where the plane is parked.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PILOTING HIS CESSNA 310 HE DEPARTED PXE AT 7:50 PM ON APRIL 29, 2018, WITH HIS WIFE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AFTER FLYING ON A VFR FLIGHT WITH RADAR SERVICE TOWARD FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE, HE DECIDED TO DEVIATE TO GAINESVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (GNV) AT AROUND 9:30 PM IN ORDER TO LAND. AFTER ESTABLISHING A FINAL FOR RUNWAY 11 AND SPEAKING WITH TOWER, HE STRUCK A PINE TREE IN MID-AIR. PILOT REMEMBERS SEEING THAT HE WAS ON GLIDE PATH; HOWEVER, SECONDS PASSED WHILE PERFORMING HIS LANDING CHECKLIST AFTER LOOKING UP AGAIN TO TURN ON LANDING LIGHTS HE NOTICED TREES DIRECTLY IN FRONT. PILOT IMMEDIATELY REACTED BY PITCHING UP AND ADDING FULL POWER ? THEN THE PLANE HIT THE TOP OF THE TREE AND THE PLANE YAWED HARD TO THE LEFT. AFTER ESCAPING THE TREES, PILOT TURNED BACK ABOUT 30 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON 11. HE THEN TAXIED THE PLANE TO UNIVERSITY AIR CENTER FBO WHERE THE PLANE IS PARKED.

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 GAA18CA243Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGainesville, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach path at night, which resulted in a tree strike.Apr 30, 2018 · Substantial damage