# NTSB ANC10CA093: Cessna T310R, N87256, Nome, AK, September 15, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 15, 2010, 10:45 local (18:45 UTC) - Place: Nome, AK - Coordinates: 64.575553, -165.381103 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5756&lon=-165.3811&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report December 20, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA FSDO-01 - NTSB case key (mKey): 77322 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC10CA093 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77322/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77322 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA093 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a special VFR approach, resulting in a collision with terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T310R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md?model=2074246), [All aircraft, 1,310 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md) - [Planning/preparation: flight planning/navigation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T310R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025/cases.md?model=2074246), [All aircraft, 179 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025/cases.md) - [Ceiling/visibility/precip: below VFR minima](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035075): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna T310R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035075/cases.md?model=2074246), [All aircraft, 184 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035075/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T310R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md?model=2074246), [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md) ## Analysis The solo airline transport pilot was on a personal cross-country flight operating under Title 14, CFR Part 91. He said he was on a special VFR approach, and was about 4 miles from the airport when he collided with terrain during a turn. He reported there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. The pilot's attorney said the pilot told him the airplane received substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. ## Factual narrative The solo airline transport pilot was on a personal cross-country flight operating under Title 14, CFR Part 91. He said he was on a special VFR approach, and was about 4 miles from the airport when he collided with terrain during a turn. He reported there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. The pilot's attorney said the pilot told him the airplane received substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N87256](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87256-2018-01-09), registration cancelled 2018-01-09, S/N 310R0502, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R - Registry model: [Cessna T310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (registry code 2074246) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 310R0502 - Airframe hours: 3400 - Engines: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER 300 horsepower reciprocating; CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Olson Donald C - Registered owner: Olson Donald C - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 26, 2010 - Departed: N93, Golovin, AK - Destination: PAOM, Nome, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: minor; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, multi-engine sea, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 21, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 16,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 6 knots - Visibility: 2 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft broken - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: PAOM, 4 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20100915054499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100915054499A), Sep 15, 2010: Cessna T310R, Nome, AK, Destroyed. Aircraft on special VFR clearance to ome. Fss lost radio contact. Pilot phoned in special VFR cancellation. Fss notified approximately 1630 that plane had… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 28, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77322. 472 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 472 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40338412&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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