# NTSB CHI82DA183: Cessna 310R, N6187Q, Holland, MI, May 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 25, 1982, 09:40 local (13:40 UTC)
- Place: Holland, MI
- Coordinates: 42.770401, -86.099655 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7704&lon=-86.0997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA183
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71048/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA183

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - landing gear,normal brake system - inadequate (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING LANDING ROLL PILOT SAID RIGHT BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED. HIS ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT WITH RUDDER FAILED AS AIRCRAFT SLOWED. AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. BRAKE HAD AIR IN THE LINE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6187Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 310R0115
- Airframe hours: 3161
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-M 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Business Aviation, Incorporati
- Registered owner: Business Aviation, Incorporati
- Departed: FCM, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Destination: KENAI, AK
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: C19, Tulip City, runway 8, 3,600 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 5,985 total, 186 in this make and model, 3,913 as pilot in command, 112 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken

## 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 19820525020359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820525020359A), May 25, 1982: Cessna 310R, Holland, MI, Substantial damage. Brakes failed during landing roll causing pilot to lose directional control.

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.

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