# Accident 20240627011349A: Cessna 310R, Duluth, MN, June 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2024, 12:00 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Airport: Duluth International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8421° N, 92.1932° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8421&lon=-92.1932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5080J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5080J) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240627011349A

## Narrative

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

AFTER CONDUCTING A STOP AND GO ON THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO A LEVEL ATTITUDE BEFORE SETTLING INTO TERRAIN. THE PIC REPORTED POSSIBLE LEFT ENGINE FAILURE. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN FLEXIBLE COUPLER ON THE LEFT ENGINE CONNECTING THE FUEL SERVO/THROTTLE BODY TO THE ENGINE DURING A POST-ACCIDENT ENGINE EXAMINATION.

## 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 CEN24LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA242), Jun 27, 2024: Cessna 310R (N5080J), Duluth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left engine induction coupling during takeoff, which resulted in a total loss of left engine power and an uncommanded left yaw/roll due to asymmetrical thrust and increased drag,…

## Other reports on N5080J (1)

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

- [Accident 19780112002199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780112002199A), Jan 12, 1978: Cessna T310R (N5080J), Muscatine, IA, Substantial damage. Landed on snow covered sod area adjacent to rwy. Rwy covered with ,no lights along rwy edge.

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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