# NTSB FTW01LA118: Cessna 310, N6748X, Decatur, TX, May 12, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 12, 2001, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC) - Place: Decatur, TX - Coordinates: 33.22911, -97.589408 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2291&lon=-97.5894&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 9, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 52260 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW01LA118 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52260/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA118 ## Probable cause the flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the left main wheel brake which was locked for an undetermined reason. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - landing gear,normal brake system - locked (contributing factor) - In flight collision with object, landing - aborted - object - runway light - object - airport sign/marker ## Analysis The flight departed the airport to the west to practice upper air work. Upon return to the airport, the commercial pilot receiving instruction entered the traffic pattern. The flight instructor reported that the approach appeared to be "normal," and the twin-engine airplane touched down on the centerline. After the main landing gear touched down, the airplane began to veer 20 degrees to the left. The instructor took control of the airplane and applied full right rudder; however, this had no effect. The instructor then applied full throttle and as the left main landing gear exited the runway, the airplane became airborne. The airplane then struck two runway signs, and the instructor reduced the throttles to idle and the mixture controls to the cut-off position. The airplane touched down in the grassy area between the runway and parallel taxiway collapsing the landing gear. The airplane slid about 400 yards and came to rest upright on the parallel taxiway. Examination of the runway revealed a single skid mark veering left to where the airplane exited the runway. ## Factual narrative One May 12, 2001, at 1215 central daylight time, a Cessna 310 twin-engine airplane, N6748X, was substantially damaged during landing at the Decatur Municipal Airport near Decatur, Texas. The airplane was owned by a private individual and operated by Wise Aviation Services of Decatur, Texas. The flight instructor and commercial pilot receiving instruction were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The local flight originated from the Decatur Municipal Airport, at 1125. The flight departed the airport to the west to practice upper air work. Upon return to the airport, the commercial pilot receiving instruction entered the traffic pattern for runway 34. The flight instructor reported that the approach appeared to be "normal," and the airplane touched down on the centerline. After the main landing gear touched down, the airplane began to veer 20 degrees to the left. The instructor took control of the airplane and applied full right rudder; however, this had no effect. The instructor then applied full throttle and as the left main landing gear exited the runway, the airplane became airborne. The airplane then struck two runway signs, and the instructor reduced the throttles to idle and the mixture controls to the cut-off position. The airplane touched down in the grassy area between the runway and parallel taxiway collapsing the landing gear. The airplane slid about 400 yards and came to rest upright on the parallel taxiway. An examination of the airplane by the FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, revealed that the left wing leading edge had a 3-foot tear. The left wing was bent up near the fuselage. The nose and left main landing gear were found collapsed, and the right main landing gear was found separated from the airplane. Examination of the runway revealed a single skid mark veering left to where the airplane exited the runway. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6748X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6748X-2004-05-19), registration cancelled 2004-05-19, S/N 310-0048, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 310 - Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 310-0048 - Airframe hours: 3898 - Engines: Continental IO-470-D 260 horsepower reciprocating; Continental IO-470-D 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Wise Aviation Services - Registered owner: Glen T. Murphy - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 8, 2000, 50 hours before - Departed: 8F7, Decatur, TX - Airport: 8F7, Decatur Muni, runway 35, 3,900 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 40; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review September 11, 2000; seat: right; flight hours: 1,528 total, 20 in this make and model, 1,528 as pilot in command, 119 in the last 90 days, 35 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 36; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review June 20, 2000; seat: right; flight hours: 400 total, 2 in this make and model, 153 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 70° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F ## 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 20010512016809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010512016809A), May 12, 2001: Cessna 310, Decatur, TX, No damage. (-23) On 05/12/2001, at 11:15 CST, a Cessna CE-310-310, registration number N6748X, registered to glen murphy of [privacy data omitted] , struck several runway… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.