# NTSB FTW82DA235: Cessna 310P, N5823M, Fort Worth, TX, June 21, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 21, 1982, 12:35 local (17:35 UTC)
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Coordinates: 32.620254, -97.269515 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6203&lon=-97.2695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA235
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70720/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA235

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - fluid,hydraulic - low level (cause)
  - maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - inadequate (cause)
  - throttle/power control - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AND THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS NOT GETTING PROPER BRAKING. HE DECIDED IT WAS TOO LATE TO GO AROUND SO HE ELECTED TO MANEUVER OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO SOME TREES BEFORE STOPPING. WITNESSES ESTIMATED THE PILOT STILL HAD ABOUT ONE THIRD POWER ON THE ENGINES THROUGHOUT THE THE LANDING ROLL. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DRAINED AND ONLY ABOUT ONE OUNCE OF FLUID WAS FOUND ON EACH SIDE. THE NORMAL CAPACITY IS ABOUT FIVE OUNCES PER SIDE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5823M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5823M-1984-12-21), registration cancelled 1984-12-21, S/N 310P0123 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- Registry model: [Cessna 310P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (registry code 2074238) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 310P-O123
- Airframe hours: 2051
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-VO 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Tommy Williams Evangilist Asso
- Registered owner: Tommy Williams Evangilist Asso
- Departed: UNION CITY, TN
- Destination: FORT WORTH, TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: F72, Oak Grove Airport, runway 17, 3,500 × 50 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 482 total, 147 in this make and model, 383 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 176 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: FTW, 10 nm away

## 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 19820621024769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820621024769A), Jun 21, 1982: Cessna 310P, Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on runway on landing roll due to weak brakes and throttle not closed. Ran off into trees. Low fluid.

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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