# Incident 20200623005849I: Cessna 310Q, Atlanta, GA, June 23, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2020, 16:00 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Fulton County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 4FGS
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7733Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7733Q-2023-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-470 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 110 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200623005849I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20220413008589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220413008589A), Apr 13, 2022: Cessna 310Q (N7733Q), Selma, AL, Substantial damage. After departure, the pilot determined that he had a rudder trim issue and elected to return to the airport. Upon landing, the aircraft hit hard on the runway,…

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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