- Date
- September 30, 1985, 06:55 local (11:55 UTC)
- Place
- Rocky Mount, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1771GCessna 310R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850930059099A
- Case key
- 7209
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft touched down 150 ft short of rwy 04 at the Rocky mountain-wilson arpt. The acft contacted two rows of apch lights and a ground drop off which sheared all three landing gears. The flt departed wilson municipal arpt and upon reaching 3700 ft the plt reported a vibration which ceased upon reduction in pwr. The plt requested a landing at Rocky mountain-wilson arpt where a maintenance facility was available. Upon visual contact with the arpt, the plt requested and was granted a visual apch to rwy 04. The plt stated he had view of the apch and rwy lights inside the outer marker but once inside the middle marker, the rwy disappeared in fog. Pwr was increased from 15 to 18 inches mp, however, the acft contacted the ground short of the rwy. Post accident inspection of the acft and engs failed to disclose any mechanical failure/malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1771G
- Reported as
- Cessna 310R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310R0040
- Airframe hours
- 15,184
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-M, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Bobby Williamson
- Registered owner
- Thermo King Of Wilson, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 18, 1985 · 914 hours before
- Departed
- W03 · Wilson, NC
- Destination
- GSP · Greer, SC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- RWI · Rocky Mount/Wilson, runway 4, 5,999 × 150 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,460 total · 789 in this make and model · 1,420 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RWI, 2 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.