# NTSB CHI82DA227: Cessna 310K, N6997L, Bluffton, OH, June 30, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 29, 1982, 23:10 local (Jun 30, 1982, 03:10 UTC)
- Place: Bluffton, OH
- Coordinates: 40.890495, -83.879287 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8905&lon=-83.8793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69989
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA227
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69989/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA227

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - elevator - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THE RIGHT GEAR STARTED TO SKID DURING LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS DETERMINED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6997L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6997L), registered now, S/N 310K0097, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Registry model: [Cessna 310K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (registry code 2074228) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 310-0097
- Airframe hours: 4073
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-V 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Aerial Cartographics America
- Registered owner: Aerial Cartographics America
- Departed: COLUMBUS, OH
- Destination: BLUFFTON, OH
- Airport: 5G7, Bluffton, runway 23, 4,130 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 3,753 total, 240 in this make and model, 2,225 as pilot in command, 62 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 210° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 158 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820629025959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820629025959A), Jun 29, 1982: Cessna 310K, Bluffton, OH, Substantial damage. During landing right gear skidded off runway onto berm. Gear collapsed, no mechanical failure or malfunction.

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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