# Accident 20230827014169A: Cessna 310Q, Santa Fe, NM, August 27, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2023, 13:33 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6171° N, 106.0894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6171&lon=-106.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117TC) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 620 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230827014169A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 27, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1333 MDT, A CESSNA 310Q, A FIXED-WING MULTIENGINE AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE SANTA FE, NM, REGIONAL AIRPORT, KSAF. WHILE ON A VFR VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 20, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO DECREASE BELOW THE RECOMMENDED LANDING SPEED ON SHORT FINAL. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME OVER THE NUMBERS AT THE THRESHOLD, THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER AT A HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL ALTITUDE ABOVE THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THIS RAPID REDUCTION IN POWER CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND RAPIDLY. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND BOUNCED. THE RESULTING IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY CAUSED SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL STRESS ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE RUNWAY IN A DIRT FIELD. NO FAA FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE GRAHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, KRPH, AND WAS THE SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FAA COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT 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 WPR23LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA327), Aug 27, 2023: Cessna 310Q (N117TC), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare following an unstable approach, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N117TC (1)

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

- [Incident 19850415041899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850415041899I), Apr 15, 1985: Cessna 310Q (N117TC), Monroe, LA, Substantial damage. Loud pop felt in rudder pedals during retraction. Nose gear could not be extended. Binding in pack support ring.

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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