# Accident 20220413008589A: Cessna 310Q, Selma, AL, April 13, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2022, 15:15 local time
- Place: Selma, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3439° N, 86.9878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3439&lon=-86.9878&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: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,678 total, 560 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220413008589A

## Narrative

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

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, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT VEERED OFF OF THE RUNWAY  COMING TO REST ON THE GRASS.

## 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 ERA22LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA198), Apr 13, 2022: Cessna 310 (N7733Q), Selma, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to properly rig the rudder trim system after reinstallation and pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection after recent maintenance, which resulted in an inability…

## Other reports on N7733Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20200623005849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200623005849I), Jun 23, 2020: Cessna 310Q (N7733Q), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. 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…

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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