# NTSB ERA23LA110: Cessna 310J, N3048L, Fulton, NY, November 13, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 13, 2022, 15:45, time zone not recorded - Place: Fulton, NY - Coordinates: 43.350962, -76.3874 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3510&lon=-76.3874&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 106580 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA23LA110 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106580/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106580 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA110 ## Probable cause The pilots failure to slow the airplane down prior to turning off the runway, which resulted in damage to the airplane’s fuselage structure in the vicinity of the nose landing gear. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 310J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2074226), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 310J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2074226), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 310J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md?model=2074226), [All aircraft, 346 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, he just purchased the airplane that day and was going to take it for a test flight before heading back to this home airport. He stated the flight, and the landing were normal, however; during the landing rollout, he applied the brakes to slow the airplane and make the next taxiway turnoff. The nose wheel started to shimmy during the turn and applied side loads to the nose landing gear linkage and structure. The pilot continued and taxied that airplane to the hangar, where he noticed the damage to the structure. He stated there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane and that he should have slowed the airplane down to a taxi speed before making a turn. Th pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Post-accident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the airplane’s fuselage structure in the vicinity of the nose landing gear. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3048L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3048L), registered now, S/N 310J0048 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J - Registry model: [Cessna 310J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (registry code 2074226) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 310J0048 - Year built: 1965 - Airframe hours: 4860 - Engines: Continental IO-470U4 260 hp reciprocating; Continental IO-470U1B 260 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 9, 2022, 2 hours before - Airport: FZY, Oswego County Airport, runway 15, 5,196 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Auto-pilot, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; injuries: none; commercial, flight engineer, airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 29, 2022; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 22,636 total, 354 in this make and model, 8,349 as pilot in command, 56 in the last 90 days, 34 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft - Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 2998.00 inHg - Icing: Clear - Observed at: FZY ## 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 20221113019889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221113019889A), Nov 13, 2022: Cessna 310J, Fulton, NY, Substantial damage. On January 13, 2023, the rochester NY FSDO received a request via awc for a special flight permit to relocate a Cessna 310J to a facility for repair. When… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 7, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106580. 2.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14998365&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120._Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 109 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14997664&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Record%20of%20Interview-Rel.pdf - Investigative photo's (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 671 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14998051&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigative%20Photo%27s-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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