ATL83LA288

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310Q · Fredricksburg, VA · July 24, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 24, 1983, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
Place
Fredricksburg, VA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N69979Cessna 310Q
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830724034719A
Case key
6136

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding
Judgment - poorPilot in commandCause
Procedures/directives - not followedPilot in commandCause
Emergency procedure - performedPilot in commandCause
Propeller feathering - intentionalPilot in commandCause
Airspeed - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Distance - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Aborted landing - performedPilot in commandCause
Go-around - initiatedPilot in commandCause
Airspeed(vyse) - not attainedPilot in commandCause
Stall/mush - uncontrolledPilot in commandFactor

Analysis

The acft crashed and burned during a go-around after touching down on the rwy at about the 1500 ft point on a 3000 ft rwy. The right propeller was feathered. The pilot was attempting a single engine practice landing and believed he could not stop on the rwy so he tried a single engine go-around. The acft climbed to about 100 ft AGL before settling to the ground where it caught fire about 1/2 mile to the right of the extended centerline. The federal aviation administration flt training handbook states that simulated engine out practice at low alt. Should be accomplished by reducing power to zero thrust. The operators handbook states that if a single eng. Go-around is absolutely necessary it should be done at airspeeds of 105 or more, eng. RPM at 2625 and full throttle. The flaps and landing gear should be retracted. The handbook also states that a normal landing with 35 degrees of flaps on hard surface with no wind and max braking will have a ground roll of 582 ft at 5300# gross weight at 103 mph.

Aircraft

Registration
N69979
Reported as
Cessna 310Q
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1052
Airframe hours
2,800
Engine
Continental IO-470-VO, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Amos J. Willis
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Unknown · June 1, 1983 · 50 hours before
Airport
Shannon, runway 24, 3,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
38
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
650 total · 85 in this make and model · 650 as pilot in command · 58 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
240° at 5 knots
Visibility
35 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
84 °F
Observed at
W07

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.