# NTSB FTW80DQG08: Cessna 310J, N3042L, Panhandle, TX, January 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1980
- Place: Panhandle, TX · PANHANDLE, TX
- Location: 35.3463° N, 101.3805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panhandle, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3463&lon=-101.3805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DQG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0045   80/1/8    PANHANDLE,TX        CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1890
        TIME - 1300                    N3042L              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 896 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAMPS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY AIRCRAFT ON RADAR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- ATC IDENTIFIED WRONG ACFT DRG ASSIST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3042L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3042L), registered now, S/N 310J0042, built 1965 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stamps Field

## 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 19800108000079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800108000079A), Jan 8, 1980: Cessna 310J, Panhandle, TX, Substantial damage. Low on fuel. ATC delayed vectors to nearest arpt. Gave him wrong rwy length. Pilot landed downwind. Ran off end rwy

## Other investigations on N3042L (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI71FDW42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FDW42), Apr 17, 1971: Cessna 310J (N3042L), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage

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.

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