- Date
- April 17, 1989, 11:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place
- Glenwood Spgs, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4127GCessna 310E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890417008299A
- Case key
- 17699
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Probable cause
Inadequate compensation for the wind conditions by the pilot, resulting in a loss of control of final approach. Contributing to the accident was the downdraft.
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.
Analysis
The private plt/a&p mechanic was ferrying an acft to his FBO to perform an annual inspection. During final approach to rwy 32, a 3,300 x 50 ft, asphalt rwy, the plt said he encountered strong turbulence. The acft touched down 200 ft short of the rwy, on a paved highway. The acft slid onto the rwy and made a slow left turn, coming to rest 300 feet left of the rwy centerline, with complete landing gear collapse. A post accident inspection showed evidence that the left tire touched down hard, and the left strut made scrape marks within 5 ft. the acft bounced back into the air and at the next touchdown, the left propeller made strike marks. The pilot said he thought the acft had hit a low level wind shear on final. He also said he thought the left axle broke off due to fatigue. An FAA airworthiness inspector examined the axle and stated that he discovered no evidence of pre-existing cracks or fatigue.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4127G
- Reported as
- Cessna 310E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310M0033
- Airframe hours
- 7,500
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-D, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James E. Fuoco
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 3, 1988 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- GJT · Grand Junction, CO
- Airport
- GLW · Glenwood Springs, runway 32, 3,300 × 50 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,631 total · 13 in this make and model · 2,538 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 14° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.