# NTSB ATL05CA068: Cessna 310J, N3064L, Union City, SC, April 3, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 3, 2005, 14:20 local (18:20 UTC) - Place: Union City, SC - Coordinates: 34.686389, -81.64167 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6864&lon=-81.6417&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 7, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Columbia FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 61282 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL05CA068 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61282/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA068 ## Probable cause The pilot's delay in aborting the landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - aborted - aborted landing - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - aborted - terrain condition - berm - Gear collapsed, landing - aborted ## Analysis According to the pilot, while returning from a cross-country flight, he prepared to land on runway 23 at Union, South Carolina. As the airplane touched down on runway 23 the airplane bounced and veered to the right. The pilot applied the left brake and right engine power in an attempt to regain direction control of the airplane but was unsuccessful. Full power was added to abort the landing but the airplane did not regain flying speed. The pilot reduced the power in an attempt to regain control and stop the airplane. The airplane overran the departure end of the runway and collided with a berm. Examination of the airplane revealed the fuselage was buckled. The right main gear shared off, and the outboard section of the right wing. Post accident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical or flight control malfunctions. ## Factual narrative On March 3, 2005, at 1420 eastern standard time, a Cessna 310J, N3064L, registered to and operated by a private owner collided with a ditch at the Union County Airport, South Carolina. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot and passenger were uninjured. The flight departed Edisto Island, South Carolina, on March 3, 2005 at 1330. According to the pilot, while returning from a cross-country flight, he prepared to land on runway 23 at Union, South Carolina. As the airplane touched down on runway 23 the airplane bounced and veered to the right. The pilot applied left brake and right engine power in an attempt to regain directional control of the airplane but was unsuccessful. Full power was added to abort the landing but the airplane did not regain flying speed. The pilot reduced engine power in an attempt to regain control and stop the airplane. The airplane veered off the right side of the runway and collided with a berm. Examination of the airplane revealed the fuselage was buckled. The right main gear was shared off, and the outboard section of the wing was damaged. The post-accident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical or flight control malfunctions. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3064L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3064L-2005-06-07), registration cancelled 2005-06-07, S/N 310J0064, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 310J - Registry model: [Cessna U-3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u-3a) (registry code 2074206) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 310J0064 - Airframe hours: 5494 - Engines: Continental IO-470 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert D Hagberg - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 17, 2005, 7 hours before - Departed: Edisto Island, SC - Destination: 35A, UNION, SC - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 35A, Union County, Troy Shelton Fie, runway 23, 3,008 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review October 18, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 2,595 total, 220 in this make and model, 2,390 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 29.94 inHg - Observed at: GSP, 31 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 20050403007189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050403007189A), Apr 3, 2005: Cessna U3A, Union, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) During a day landing at the Union county airport (35A) in Union, s.c., the airplane veered off of the right side of runway 23, struck an embankment… 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.