# NTSB ATL94LA044: Cessna 310A, N5333A, Dyersburg, TN, January 26, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 26, 1994, 09:10 local (15:10 UTC) - Place: Dyersburg, TN - Coordinates: 36.029457, -89.379219 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0295&lon=-89.3792&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 14, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 3343 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL94LA044 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3343/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA044 ## Probable cause THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LONG LANDING AND AN OVERRUN OF THE RUNWAY. FACTORS WERE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS (SKY OBSCURATION, LOW CEILING, FOG AND DRIZZLE) AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THE WET RUNWAY CONDITIONS. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - weather condition - obscuration (contributing factor) - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor) - weather condition - fog (contributing factor) - weather condition - drizzle/mist (contributing factor) - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - fence - object - tree(s) ## Analysis THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FLYING A VOR/DME APPROACH. SKY CONDITIONS WERE PARTIALLY OBSCURED, CEILING 100 FEET, VISIBILITY 1.25 MILES, WITH DRIZZLE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE BROKE OUT OF THE WEATHER AT MINIMUMS, AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT 1/2 TO 2/3 DOWN ON THE 5,000 FOOT RUNWAY. BRAKING ACTION ON THE WET RUNWAY WAS INSUFFICIENT TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE, THEN IMPACTED TREES AT THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WITH THE AIRCRAFT. ## Factual narrative On January 26, 1994, at 0910 central standard time, a Cessna 310A, N5333A, landed long and overran the runway at the Dyersburg Municipal Airport in Dyersburg, Tennessee. The commercial pilot and one passenger were not injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The aircraft was owned and operated under 14 CFR Part 91 by the pilot. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The flight originated in Springfield, Illinois at 0730 cst. The pilot reported that he broke out of the weather at minimums, and landed the aircraft about one-half to two-thirds down the 5,000 foot long runway. The runway was wet, and he was unable to stop the aircraft in the remaining distance. The aircraft collided with a perimeter fence, then collided with trees. The right wing broke away from the fuselage, and the aircraft caught fire. The pilot put out the fire with a hand-held extinguisher. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunction or failure with the aircraft following the accident. The reported visibility at the time of the accident was 1.25 miles. The visibility minimums for the Dyersburg VOR/DME Runway 4 approach were 1 mile. The minimum descent altitude (MDA) for the approach was 750 feet mean sea level, or 455 feet above ground level. The sky condition at the time of the accident was partially obscured, with a ceiling of 100 feet. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5333A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5333A-2002-02-22), registration cancelled 2002-02-22, S/N 35533, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 310A - Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 35533 - Airframe hours: 4893 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-M 240 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Mccullough, Brian K. - Registered owner: Mccullough, Brian K. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 24, 1993, 31 hours before - Departed: SPI, SPRINGFIELD, IL - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: DYR, Dyersburg Municipal, runway 4, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 22; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,050 total, 210 in this make and model, 1,816 as pilot in command, 301 in the last 90 days, 81 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day - Wind: 80° at 4 knots - Visibility: 1.25 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 100 ft overcast - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: DYR, 1 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 19940126000909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940126000909A), Jan 26, 1994: Cessna 310A, Dyersburg, TN, Substantial damage. Broke out of weather at minimums. Landed mid runway overran wet runway. Struck fence and trees. 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.