# Accident 20180906013209A: Cessna T310R, Laramie, WY, September 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2018, 07:25 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3119° N, 105.6750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3119&lon=-105.6750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N376J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N376J-2019-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T310R (registry code 2074246, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,606 total, 6,916 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180906013209A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED KLAR RUNWAY 21 AT 7:21 MDT, CLIMBED ON COURSE TO 8,500 MSL AND LEVELED OFF. SET ENGINES MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND RPM TO CRUISE POWER.

BEGAN FUEL MIXTURE LEANING PROCEDURE FOR CRUISE POWER USING EGT COMPUTER.

FELT VIBRATION AND FLUTTERING AND NOISE SIMILAR TO ELEVATOR/ AILERON FLUTTER, OR CARGO DOOR OPEN OR GEAR DOOR LOOSE. SLOWED AIRCRAFT AND BEGAN TO TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEM. ADVISED LARAMIE UNICOM OF UNKNOWN PROBLEM AND TURNED BACK TOWARDS AIRPORT.  ADVANCE THROTTLES TO TAKE OFF POWER, NO RESPONSE FROM ENGINES, CHECKED FUEL VALVES FOR MAIN ON POSITION, SWITCH BOOST PUMPS FROM LOW FOR TAKEOFF, TO HIGH BOOST.  STILL NO RESPONSE FROM ENGINES. LOST ALTITUDE FAST. LANDED ON BELLY GEAR UP IN FIELD. SHUT DOWN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND EXITED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN18LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA373), Sep 6, 2018: Cessna T310 (N376J), Laramie, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly adjust the fuel/air mixtures, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power to both engines due to fuel starvation and a subsequent forced landing to a field.

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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