- Date
- August 29, 1995, 15:47 local (19:47 UTC)
- Place
- Columbiana, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6921LCessna 310K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950829032299A
- Case key
- 9081
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Probable cause
The improper maintenance installation and the subsequent separation of the torque links on the left main landing gear during the landing roll.
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.
Analysis
The pilot reported that during the landing roll he 'felt something drag on the left side.... Causing the aircraft to veer violently to the left.' The aircraft departed the left side of the runway and struck trees located approximately 150 feet to the left of the landing surface. Postaccident examination revealed that the washer under the left landing gear torque link attachment bolt head was not installed, and the torque links had separated. The pilot stated that the airplane had just received maintenance to repair a previously failed torque link.
Factual narrative
On August 29, 1995, at 1547 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310K, N6921L, operated by the private pilot/registered owner, was destroyed when it veered off the left side of the runway during the landing roll, and collided with trees at Columbiana County Airport, Columbiana, Ohio. The pilot, the sole occupant, reported minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight, which operated under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from Youngstown, Ohio, approximately 1520.
The pilot stated that the airplane was at Youngstown for maintenance repairs for a torque link failure. When he was informed that the repairs were completed, the pilot flew the airplane back to it's home base airport in Columbiana, Ohio. He stated that the flight was smooth and uneventful, but that during the landing roll he "...felt something drag on the left side...causing the aircraft to veer violently to the left." The aircraft departed the left side of runway 25 and struck trees located approximately 150 feet to the left of the landing surface. Postaccident examination of the aircraft revealed that the washer under the torque link attachment bolt head was not installed, and the torque links had separated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6921L
- Reported as
- Cessna 310K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310K0021
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-VO, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hha, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 9, 1995
- Departed
- YNG · Youngstown, OH
- Destination
- 02G
- Airport
- 02G · Columbiana County Airport, runway 25, 3,502 × 75 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
- 68
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 1,250 in this make and model · 2,500 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6921L · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.