# Accident 20211207020899A: Cessna 310Q, Corona, CA, December 7, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2021, 10:35 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8977° N, 117.6024° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8977&lon=-117.6024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N310CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211207020899A

## Narrative

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

N310CC WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT CORONA, CA (KAJO) FOR RUNWAY 25 IN LEFT TRAFFIC. THE MISSION WAS TO PROVIDE A FINAL PRACTICE SESSION FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IN PREPARATION FOR HIS MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTOR CHECKRIDE THE NEXT DAY. THE CFI CONDUCTING THE TRAINING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AFTER CLIMBING TO PATTERN ALTITUDE ON THE 4TH OR 5TH CIRCUIT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDUCED A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE AND INSTRUCT SINGLE ENGINE PATTERN OPERATIONS. AFTER PASSING THE DOWNWIND ABEAM THE NUMBERS POSITION, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DESCENDING IN PREPARATION FOR A SHORTER THAN STANDARD PATTERN TO AVOID A NOISE SENSITIVE AREA ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. THE ENGINE WAS NOT SECURE UNTIL THE BASE LEG, JUST BEFORE TURNING TO A VERY SHORT FINAL APPROACH. THERE WAS A DISCUSSION DURING THE BASE TO FINAL TURN ABOUT THE APPROPRIATE FLAP SETTING. THE FLAPS WERE SET TO 15 DEGREES. AT THIS POINT THE GEAR IS STILL NOT DOWN, AND NO GUMPS OR BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST HAD BEEN RUN. THE FLAPS WERE NOT DOWN FAR ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE GEAR UP WARNING HORN. AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^BEGAN TO FLARE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOOKED AT THE GEAR POSITION (UP) AND AT THIS POINT THE PROPS WERE STRIKING THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND NO WARNING HORN WAS HEARD. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO POST-ACCIDENT FIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED.

## 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 WPR22LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA086), Dec 7, 2021: Cessna 310Q (N310CC), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision.

## Other reports on N310CC (1)

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

- [Incident 19860311065299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860311065299I), Mar 11, 1986: Cessna 310Q (N310CC), Springfield, OH, Minor damage. Unable to lower right main gear for landing. Found broken strut bushing and lock ring which jammed gear.

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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