20200623005849I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310Q · Atlanta, GA · June 23, 2020

Date
June 23, 2020 · 16:00 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Fulton County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
4FGS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7733Q
Reported as
Cessna 310Q
Reported engine
Continental IO-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total110 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft, when control was possible. On 6/23/2020, N7733Q, Cessna 310Q, piloted by privacy data omitted, had a hard landing where both propellers impacted the runway surface and bent the tips of the blades. privacy data omitted Said he did not notice any damage during the post flight. The aircraft refueler noticed the bent propellers on 6/24/2020 and notified chief pilot. The chief pilot, privacy data omitted notified the FAA on 6/25/2020 and this inspector went out to initiate report and took pictures of aircraft and propellers. Each blade tip is bent back approximately two inches from the tip and shows where impact with surface occurred. On 7/8/2020 inspector completed 8020-23 and photos compiled.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHEN CONTROL WAS POSSIBLE. ON 6/23/2020, N7733Q, CESSNA 310Q, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD A HARD LANDING WHERE BOTH PROPELLERS IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND BENT THE TIPS OF THE BLADES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE DURING THE POST FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT REFUELER NOTICED THE BENT PROPELLERS ON 6/24/2020 AND NOTIFIED CHIEF PILOT. THE CHIEF PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTIFIED THE FAA ON 6/25/2020 AND THIS INSPECTOR WENT OUT TO INITIATE REPORT AND TOOK PICTURES OF AIRCRAFT AND PROPELLERS. EACH BLADE TIP IS BENT BACK APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES FROM THE TIP AND SHOWS WHERE IMPACT WITH SURFACE OCCURRED. ON 7/8/2020 INSPECTOR COMPLETED 8020-23 AND PHOTOS COMPILED.

Other reports on N7733Q · 1

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