# NTSB FTW85LA020: Cessna 310C, N1794H, Los Fresnos, TX, October 9, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 9, 1984, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Los Fresnos, TX
- Coordinates: 26.0704, -97.46923 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0704&lon=-97.4692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW85LA020
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21606/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA020

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON RWY 32 AFTER NOTING VERTICAL RISING SMOKE ABOUT 1/2 MI NORTH OF THE AIRSTRIP. HE STATED THAT DURING LANDING HE ENCOUNTERED A 20 TO 25 KT TAILWIND FROM A SMALL LOCAL SQUALL LINE & WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACFT. THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RWY, CROSSED A DITCH, A ROAD AND ROLLED INTO ANOTHER DITCH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1794H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 35894
- Airframe hours: 2549
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-D 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Executive/Corporate, Part 91
- Registered owner: Ag-Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 21, 1984, 66 hours before
- Airport: Ag-Air, Imc, runway 32, 3,000 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 7,000 total, 300 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 20 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19841009076629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841009076629A), Oct 9, 1984: Cessna 310C, Los Fresnos, TX, Substantial damage. Landed downwind and long on short runway. Ran off end into a ditch. Squall line in area affecting wind direction.

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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