- Date
- April 28, 1984, 12:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place
- Mckinney, TX
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N69789Cessna 310Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840428014589A
- Case key
- 21116
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Plt entered the landing pattern behind a slower acft (stearman) and reduced speed to maintain a proper interval. The nominal approach speed differential between the two acft makes is 26 mph. A right hand traffic pattern was in use and a right crosswind prevailed, effectively reducing the desired interval on base leg (tail wind). On lndg roll, the stearman plt broadcast he would not be able to make the first turnoff. The mishap acft was on short final at this time and the plt broadcast his intention to execute a go-around. The acft drifted left, oscillated around the longitudinal axis and rolled into a left spin, impacting the ground 70 degrees nose down, inverted. Investigation revealed no mechanical failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69789
- Reported as
- Cessna 310Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310Q 0979
- Airframe hours
- 1,189
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Miles Welborn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 14, 1984 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- GLE · Gainesville, TX
- Airport
- TKI · Mckinney, runway 35, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 481 total · 272 in this make and model · 376 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ADS, 21 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.