# Incident 20180620008779I: Cessna 310R, Frankfort, MI, June 20, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2018, 14:30 local time
- Place: Frankfort, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 2BZA
- Location: 44.6368° N, 86.2320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6368&lon=-86.2320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2738B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2738B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180620008779I

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION:

DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF AN INCIDENT AN INSPECTOR WITH THE GRAND RAPIDS FSDO LEARNED THAT AN AIRCRAFT OPERATING UNDER A PART 135 CERTIFICATE ACTED IN A RECKLESS AND INTENTIONAL MANNER. THE AIRPORT MANAGER STATED THAT WITH THE GEAR UP AIRCRAFT STILL ON THE RUNWAY, AND A NOTAM THAT RUNWAY 15/33 WAS CLOSED, A PILOT WITH A PASSENGER OF A CESSNA 310, N2738B TAXIED OUT TO THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY, AND THEN DEPARTED, AND AT THAT POINT CLEARED ALL THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT BY 100 TO 150 FEET.

CASUAL/CONTRIBUTING FACTOR:

THE PILOT HAD CONTACTED THE DIRECTOR OPERATIONS AND THE CHECK AIRMAN. THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS CONTACTED HIS P.O.I. WITH INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED, A LEGAL TAKEOFF COULD BE MADE.

SINCE ONLY THE PAVED RUNWAY WAS NOTAMED CLOSED, AND NOT THE ENTIRE AIRPORT, THE GRASS AREA THAT IS ALSO NORMALLY USED FOR TAKEOFS AND LANDINGS WAS USED BY THE PILOT IN THIS INSTANCE.  THEREFORE, NO FARS WERE VIOLATED.

RECOMMENDATION TO REDUCE RISK:

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS WILL AMEND THEIR G.O.M. AND TRAINING PROGRAM TO REFLECT OPERATIONS OFF A GRASS RUNWAY.

ACTION TAKEN TO CORRECT PROBLEM:

INTERNAL POLICIES ARE BEING ADDRESSED

PTRS:

GL11201805471

COMMENTS:

NONE

ROOT CAUSE:

RC4

## Other reports on N2738B (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20211121018489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211121018489I), Nov 21, 2021: Cessna 310R (N2738B), Huntington, IN, Minor damage. On November 21, 2021, at approximately 1610 hours eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310 aircraft, N2738B, experienced a right main landing gear collapse at the…
- [Incident 20110615011879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110615011879I), Jun 15, 2011: Cessna 310R (N2738B), Kearney, NE, No damage. On June 15,2011, at approximately 1600 CDT, N2738B, a Cessna 310R, was attempting to land on runway 18 at Kearney Regional municipal airport, located in…
- [Incident 19870923068819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870923068819I), Sep 23, 1987: Cessna 310R (N2738B), Glens Falls, NY, Minor damage. Landed fast and long with a tailwind after an ILS approach. Excessive braking caused both main tires to blow.

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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