DIA68F0147

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310L · Greensboro, NC · January 24, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 24, 1968
Place
Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2284FCessna 310L
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112245

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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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3-0100  68/1/24    GREENSBORO,NC       CESSNA 310L         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1050
        TIME - 1508                    N2284F              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENSBORO H PT.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           30                                                       17
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- RT MAIN GEAR DAMAGED.GO AROUND INITIATED,NO FURTHER DAMAGE.HEAD WIND 17 KTS GUSTING TO 28 KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N2284F
Reported as
Cessna 310L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Greensboro H Pt.