# Accident 20220522008609A: Cessna 310R, Caryville, FL, May 22, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2022, 08:11 local time
- Place: Caryville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6714° N, 85.8533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6714&lon=-85.8533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310DC-2024-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,063 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220522008609A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KECP EN-ROUTE TO KLZU ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN.  AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THRU 5,000 FEET THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER, THEN QUIT.  PILOT TURNED TOWARDS DEFUNIAK SPRINGS (54J) TO MAKE A LANDING WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT.  PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ALONG WITH A POST IMPACT FIRE TO THE LEFT WING.

## 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 ERA22LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA235), May 23, 2022: Cessna 310 (N310DC), Caryville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of engine power on both engines for undetermined reasons.

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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