CHI71FDW20

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310F · Pontiac, MI · November 6, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 6, 1970
Place
Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6769XCessna 310F
Status
Completed · report January 28, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169422

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1853   70/11/6   PONTIAC,MICH        CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 480
        TIME - 1240                    N6769X              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONTIAC-OAKLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONTIAC,MICH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L QUARTERING HEAD WIND 15K.

Aircraft

Registration
N6769X
Reported as
Cessna 310F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pontiac-Oakland

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.

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