# NTSB FTW84LA053: Cessna 310Q, N218JW, Amarillo, TX, November 8, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 8, 1983, 17:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Coordinates: 35.230918, -101.800621 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2309&lon=-101.8006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21204
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA053
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21204/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA053

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose gear collapsed, takeoff
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause)
  - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - hidden obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

THE PLT WAS STARTING A FLT TO REPOSITION THE ACFT FROM THE TRADEWIND ARPT TO THE AMARILLO INTL ARPT. HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD STARTED TO TAKEOFF ON RWY 17, THEN ABORTED TO AVOID A CESSNA 182. HE REPORTED THE CESSNA 182 PLT WAS CROSSING RWY 17, ON HIS WAY TO RWY 23. THE PLT OF N218JW STATED THAT WHEN HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO ABORT, HE ALSO VEERED TO THE RIGHT. AT THAT TIME, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR & NOSEWHEEL WENT OFF THE ASPHALT & INTO AN AREA OF GRASS. WHEN HE TRIED TO STEER BACK ONTO THE PAVED SURFACE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAM OF THE AREA SHOWED THAT THE PAVEMENT IN THAT AREA WAS ABOUT 4 TO 5 INCHES HIGHER THAN THE DIRT WHERE THE GRASS WAS GROWING. THE PLT STATED THAT FROM THE COCKPIT, THE DROP-OFF WAS NOT APPARENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N218JW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218JW-1998-11-18), registration cancelled 1998-11-18, S/N 310Q1023 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 310Q-1023
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Ray Oppel
- Registered owner: James L. Whyte
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, January 1, 1983
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: TDW, Tradewinds, runway 17, 5,100 × 55 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 19,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 18,500 as pilot in command, 284 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °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 19831108057419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108057419A), Nov 8, 1983: Cessna 310Q, Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. Rejected takeoff due to a Cessna 182 crossing runway at an intersection. Ran off runway. Nose gear hit runway lip.

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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