20181004016679A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310R · Marathon, TX · October 4, 2018

Date: October 4, 2018 · 19:20 local
Place: Marathon, TX
Airport: Private Air Strip
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N553CM
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA004
Reported as: Cessna 310R
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 in this make and model

N553CMRegistration cancelled Apr 3, 2020 · Cessna 310RS/N 310R0169 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 310R Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On October 4, 2018 at 1920 CDT, a Cessna 310R bearing registration number N553CM, registered to Cessna 205, LLC hit a cow after landing on a Private Air Strip in Marathon, Texas. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The pilot landed to the north in daylight conditions and a cow ran across the runway. The airplane collided with the cow. The right wing is substantially damaged.

The four (4) souls on board were not injured. The flight originated from Marathon, Texas and October 4, 2018 and landed in Marathon, Texas on October 4, 2018.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 4, 2018 AT 1920 CDT, A CESSNA 310R BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N553CM, REGISTERED TO CESSNA 205, LLC HIT A COW AFTER LANDING ON A PRIVATE AIR STRIP IN MARATHON, TEXAS. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT LANDED TO THE NORTH IN DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS AND A COW RAN ACROSS THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE COW. THE RIGHT WING IS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

THE FOUR (4) SOULS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MARATHON, TEXAS AND OCTOBER 4, 2018 AND LANDED IN MARATHON, TEXAS ON OCTOBER 4, 2018.

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 GAA19CA004Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMarathon, TXThe pilot's failure to see and avoid a cow on the airstrip during landing.Oct 5, 2018 · Substantial damage