# NTSB investigations: Cessna 310R: Hard landing

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ATL00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA008.md): Cessna 310R · Columbus, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 1999 · N7571Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare that resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB NYC99LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA048.md): Cessna 310R · Allentown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 1999 · N31UV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to reduce too much power during the landing flare.
- [NTSB MKC89LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA071.md): Cessna 310 · Des Moines, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1989 · N5119C · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to properly flare the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the weather conditions.
- [NTSB NYC86LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA110.md): Cessna C-310R · Buffalo, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 1986 · N1909G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot of the C-310R stated upon landing flare he heard a loud noise on the right side. His speed was such that he became airborne again on relanding right propeller blades struck runway. Aircraft suffered major wing and structural damage.
- [NTSB MIA84LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA125.md): Cessna 310R · Palm Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1984 · N1UB · Substantial damage
  > The acft landed hard, blew the left main tire and ran off the runway. A witness stated 'the pilot came in high on final, chopped power off and landed hard.'
- [NTSB DEN83LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA029.md): Cessna 310R · Miles City, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1982 · N30RA · Substantial damage
  > After executing a missed approach to rwy 22 the acft began accumulating rime ice. An approach was made to rwy 4. The acft had accumulated about 1/4 in ice, & during the flare the acft shuddered & stalled onto the rwy.
- [NTSB DEN82DA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA201.md): Cessna 31 · Sterling, CO · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 9, 1982 · N310CT · Substantial damage
  > Pilot came in high and made a hard, bouncing landing after which control was regained and the aircraft was taxied to ramp. Examination revealed extensive damage to the nose, wings, and fuselage.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2074245')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 200))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2074245&occurrence=200

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