# Accident 20180429004329A: Cessna 310G, Gainsville, FL, April 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2018, 21:30 local time
- Place: Gainsville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6892° N, 82.2733° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6892&lon=-82.2733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2212A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2212A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310G (registry code 2074218, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 67 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180429004329A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA18CA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA243), Apr 30, 2018: Cessna 310 (N2212A), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach path at night, which resulted in a tree strike.

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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