DEN82AA127

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310I · Denver, CO · July 5, 1982

Accident · FatalFinal report
Date
July 5, 1982, 12:57 local (18:57 UTC)
Place
Denver, CO
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8818NCessna 310I
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report July 5, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820705027719A
Case key
70456

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of engine powerApproach - vfr pattern - downwind
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Loss of control - in flightGo-around (vfr)
In-flight planning/decision - improperPilot in commandCause
Anxiety/apprehensionPilot in commandCause
Wrong runway - inadvertentPilot in commandFactor
Control tower service - poorAtc personnel(lcl/gnd/clnc)Cause
All available runway - disregardedAtc personnel(lcl/gnd/clnc)Cause
Aborted landing - performedPilot in commandFactor
Go-around - initiatedPilot in commandFactor
Instructions,written/verbal - improperAtc personnel(lcl/gnd/clnc)Cause
Lack of familiarity with aircraftAtc personnel(lcl/gnd/clnc)Factor
Gear extension - prematurePilot in commandCause
Weather condition - high density altitudeFactor
Airspeed(vmc) - belowPilot in commandCause
Stall - inadvertentPilot in command
In flight collision with terrain/waterGo-around (vfr)

Analysis

Upon arriving in the Denver area, the plt had penetrated 15 mi into the tca before being radar identified. He was instructed by the apch ctlr to contact tower by telfon after landing. After switching to tower freq he had to modify hisright base to rwy 8L to a downwind due departing traffic. He then notified tower of a right eng failure. He was cleared to land rwy 8L but made a final apch to rwy 8R instead. While in a position to land on rwy 8R, an acft on the rwy volunteered to clear the rwy but was told not to by the local ctlr. After the C-310 cleared the acft on the rwy, & at about 400 ft above the rwy, r eng feathered, gear down, about 8,000 ft of rwy remaining, the supervisor ctlr suggested that the plt make a right turn & come back around again to which the plt complied. After completing 3/4 of this single- eng go-around into the dead eng, the plt was asked to extend his gear at which time the acft stalled. Neither ctlr was plt rated. At no time prior to the go-around were all rwys, taxiways, grass areas made available to the plt.

Aircraft

Registration
N8818N
Reported as
Cessna 310I
Category
Airplane
Serial number
310I0188
Airframe hours
3,431
Engine
Continental IO-470-U, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Richard C. Torrey
Registered owner
Western General Agency, Inc.
Departed
TUL · Tulsa, OK
Destination
C · Piedmont, SC
Airport
DEN · Stapleton Intl, runway 8R, 10,004 × 150 ft, concrete

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
50
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
993 total · 88 in this make and model · 841 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
140° at 14 knots
Visibility
70 statute miles
Temperature
174 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
DEN

FAA reports on this event · 1

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