DEN72DQD06

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T310Q · Quemado, NM · August 12, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 12, 1971
Place
Quemado, NM · QUEMADO, NM
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7704QCessna T310Q
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162727

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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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3-3036  71/8/12    QUEMADO,N MEX       CESSNA T310Q        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1620                    N7704Q              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 30, 2560 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            75 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUEMADO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           QUEMADO,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DIRT RWY,WET SPOTS,LNDD OK.HIT SOFT SPOT TAXIING BACK ON RWY,NOSE GR COLLAPSED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7704Q
Reported as
Cessna T310Q
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Quemado

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.