# NTSB FTW88LA133: Cessna 310B, N295C, Ruston, LA, July 17, 1988 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 17, 1988, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Ruston, LA - Coordinates: 32.529861, -92.630355 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5299&lon=-92.6304&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 10, 1989 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 22660 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88LA133 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22660/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA133 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor) - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause) - visual lookout - improper, pilot in command (cause) - communications - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor) - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - visual lookout - improper, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - communications - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (contributing factor) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) BOTH AIRPLANES WERE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE CESSNA 152 MADE RADIO CALLS IN THE BLIND; THE CESSNA 310 DID NOT. BOTH AIRPLANES WERE ON FINAL AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE 152 IN THE LEAD AND THE 310 LOWER. THE 310 PASSED THE 152 JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE 310 WAS ON THE GROUND AS THE 152 ROUNDED OUT RIGHT BEHIND IT. THE PILOTS IN THE 152 THEN SAW THE 310, ADDED FULL POWER, AND PULLED UP. THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF THE 152 STRUCK THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF THE 310. THE 310 STOPPED AND THE 152 LANDED IN FRONT OF THE 310 ON THE SAME RWY. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N295C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N295C-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N 35679, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 310B - Registry model: [Cessna 310B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310b) (registry code 2074208) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 35679 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-M 240 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Jackson B. Cooper - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: L33, ST. JOSEPH, LA - Airport: RSN, Municipal, runway 16, 4,000 × 90 ft, asphalt ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N93294](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93294-2019-03-16), registration cancelled 2019-03-16, S/N 15285461, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15285461 - Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Louisiana Tech University - Registered owner: Mcmahan Aviation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, May 10, 1988, 97 hours before - Departed: RSN - Airport: RSN, Municipal, runway 16, 4,000 × 90 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N295C; age 41; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 378 total, 77 in this make and model, 378 as pilot in command, 21 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N93294; age 25; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 1,141 total, 341 in this make and model, 938 as pilot in command, 58 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 215° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 97 °F ## Other investigations on N295C (2) 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 NYC66F0043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0043), Jun 20, 1965: Cessna 310B (N295C), Leesburg, VA, substantial damage - [NTSB MIA65F0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0062), Mar 7, 1965: Cessna 310 (N295C), Key West, FL, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.