# NTSB LAX77FUJ45: Cessna T310Q, N310TT, Santa Rosa, AZ, April 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1977
- Place: Santa Rosa, AZ · SANTA ROSA, AZ
- Location: 32.3325° N, 112.0463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3325&lon=-112.0463&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUJ45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0749  77/4/27  NR.SANTA ROSA,AZ      CESSNA T310Q        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 817
        TIME - 0940                    N310TT              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 431 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA ROSA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINSLOW,AZ                 SANTA ROSA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           75                                                      160
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           7                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- NO WIND SOCK INSTALLED. GUSTING TO 12K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N310TT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N310TT), registered now, S/N 310Q0810, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna T310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310q) (registry code 2074244) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Rosa

## 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 19770427008199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770427008199A), Apr 27, 1977: Cessna T310Q, Santa Rosa, AZ, Substantial damage. No wind sock installed. Gusting to 12K.

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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