# NTSB IAD79FA059: Cessna 310L, N3288X, Summerville, WV, June 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1979
- Place: Summerville, WV · SUMMERVILLE, WV
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA059

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2656  79/6/28    SUMMERVILLE,WV      CESSNA 310L         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N3288X              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 37, 6410 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGTON,WV               SUMMERVILLE,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WARPED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L BRAKE DISC LINING FRACTURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3288X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3288X-1980-07-28), registration cancelled 1980-07-28, S/N 310L0138, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Registry model: [Cessna 310L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (registry code 2074230) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Summerville

## 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 19790628034219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790628034219A), Jun 28, 1979: Cessna 310L, Summersville, WV, Substantial damage. Left brake failed on lndg roll. Pilot unable to stop acft on rwy. Veered off rwy into ditch & trees.

## Other investigations on N3288X (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 IAD70FHD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FHD06), Feb 11, 1970: Cessna 310L (N3288X), Middletown, DE, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC70D0208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0208), Nov 11, 1969: Cessna 310L (N3288X), Woodbine, NJ, 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.

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