# NTSB CEN10CA436: Cessna 310C, N18RR, Ashdown, AR, June 24, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 24, 2010, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC) - Place: Ashdown, AR - Coordinates: 33.720554, -94.140274 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7206&lon=-94.1403&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report April 7, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 76719 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10CA436 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76719/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76719 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA436 ## Probable cause The pilot’s loss of directional control during the takeoff roll and his lack of experience in the airplane. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Experience/qualifications: total experience w/ equipment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 310C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025/cases.md?model=2074210), [All aircraft, 269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 310C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2074210), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 310C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2074210), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 310C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2074210), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he accelerated the twin-engine airplane down a grass airstrip to an indicated airspeed speed of approximately 80 mph when it suddenly began to rain hard. Unable to see, the pilot attempted to aborted the takeoff roll; however, the airplane exited the airstrip and impacted a mobile home. The fuselage sustained structural damage during the mishap. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane. In addition, the pilot reported that he had not received instruction in the accident airplane make/model, nor did he hold a multi-engine pilot rating at the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative The private pilot accelerated the twin-engine airplane down a 3,000 foot grass airstrip to an indicated airspeed speed of approximately 80 mph when it “suddenly began to rain hard.” Unable to see, the solo pilot attempted to aborted the takeoff roll; however, the airplane exited the airstrip and impacted a mobile home. The airplane came to rest in an upright position and the pilot was able to exit unassisted. The fuselage sustained structural damage during the mishap. The pilot later reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane’s flight controls. In addition, the pilot reported that he had not received instruction in the accident airplane make/model, nor did he hold a multi-engine pilot rating at the time of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N18RR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18RR-2012-07-30), registration cancelled 2012-07-30, S/N 35977, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C - Registry model: [Cessna 310C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (registry code 2074210) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 35977 - Airframe hours: 3372 - Engines: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES 260 horsepower reciprocating; CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Stoneman Excavating Co Inc - Registered owner: Stoneman Excavating Co Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 14, 2010 - Departed: None, Ashdown, AR - Destination: None, Ashdown, AR - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: None, Garrison, runway 18, 3,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 265 total, 0 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: TXK, 17 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 20100624038299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100624038299A), Jun 24, 2010: Cessna 310C, Ashdown, AR, Substantial damage. On June 24, 2010, at approximately 1400 CDT, N18RR, a Cessna 310C, was operating part 91 at Garrison Airstrip near Ashdown, Arkansas. During taxi the private… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 9, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76719. 3.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 2.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40338596&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Law Enforcement Pilot Statement (item 2, .PDF, 291 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40338597&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Law%20Enforcement%20Pilot%20Statement-Redacted.PDF 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. 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