- Date
- November 15, 1986, 08:22 local (15:22 UTC)
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6953LCessna 310K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861115067579A
- Case key
- 25489
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was landed hard while on a pleasure flt. The plt indicated that while en route to his destination it was discovered that the door was not properly shut. He diverted to Phoenix to shut the door. The acft was observed descending vertically from aprx 40 ft AGL prior to the hard three point landing. It was initially reported that one tire had blown, however, it was later determined that the acft was substantially damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6953L
- Reported as
- Cessna 310K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310K0053
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-V, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Chappell. Chappell
- Registered owner
- Chappell, Hubert M.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- P19 · Chandler, AZ
- Destination
- GCH · Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport
- DVT · Deer Valley Muni., runway 7R, 5,300 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 241 total · 40 in this make and model · 178 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DVT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.