# NTSB CHI07LA289: Cessna 310Q, N7749Q, Brownsburg, IN, August 3, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 3, 2007, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC) - Place: Brownsburg, IN - Coordinates: 39.8305555555556, -86.2941666666667 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8306&lon=-86.2942&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 66788 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07LA289 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66788/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA289 ## Probable cause The pilot's poor in-flight planning to make an off airport precautionary landing and his failure to maintain clearance from the construction equipment during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the construction equipment. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, approach - reason for occurrence undetermined - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - precautionary landing - performed, pilot in command - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - object - other (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot reported that upon approaching his destination, air traffic control cleared him to descend to 3,000 feet and advised him of construction equipment on the airport. He reported he had the airport in sight and he closed his instrument flight plan. The pilot reported that shortly thereafter the right engine began to sputter and lose power. He stated that he saw the nearby highway with "no obstructions and some construction equipment" so he decided to land on the highway. The section of highway used for the landing was 3 miles northwest of the airport and it was closed due to road construction. The right wing tip tank contacted a construction road grader during the landing roll. The tip tank, wing ribs, and aileron were substantially damaged. Inspection of the airplane failed to reveal any mechanical failure/malfunction of the airplane or engine. ## Factual narrative On August 3, 2007, about 1000 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310Q, N7749Q, sustained substantial damage when the airplane impacted construction equipment while landing on Ronald Reagan Parkway near Brownsburg, Indiana. The personal flight was operating under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed and was cancelled just prior to the landing. Neither the pilot nor the passenger sustained any injuries. The flight originated from Timmerman Airport (MWC), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at 0710, and was intending to land at the Eagle Creek Airpark (EYE), Indianapolis, Indiana. The pilot reported that upon approaching his destination, air traffic control cleared him to descend to 3,000 feet and advised him of construction equipment present on the airport. He stated he had the airport in sight and he closed his IFR flight plan. The pilot reported that shortly thereafter the right engine began to sputter and lose power. He stated he saw the nearby highway with "no obstructions and some construction equipment" so he decided to land on the highway. The section of highway used for the landing was closed due to road construction. The accident site was approximately 3 miles northwest of the airport. The right wing tip tank contacted a construction road grader during the landing roll. The tip tank, wing ribs, and aileron were substantially damaged. Inspection of the airplane by inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration Indianapolis Flight Standards District Office failed to reveal any mechanical failure/malfunction of the airplane or engine. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7749Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7749Q-2020-11-14), registration cancelled 2020-11-14, S/N 310Q0249, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 310Q - Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 310Q0249 - Airframe hours: 3220 - Engines: Continental IO-470-VO 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: N7749q LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2007 - Departed: MWC, MILWAUKEE, WI - Destination: EYE, Brownsburg, IN - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: EYE, Eagle Creek Airpark ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 2,800 total, 1,358 in this make and model, 2,510 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 0 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: IND, 7 nm away 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/). 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