- Date
- September 15, 1988, 18:14 local (Sep 16, 1988, 01:14 UTC)
- Place
- La Verne, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5126JCessna T310R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880915044299A
- Case key
- 26103
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he was troubleshooting a problem with the airplane's fuel flow system. During the preflight run-up, he noticed that the fuel flow gauge for the right engine was reading too high. He took off to see if he could make an inflight determination of the problem. When airborne, the gauge indicated a value that the pilot considered excessive, so he returned to the airport to land. He made a no flap approach, with power set above ten inches of manifold pressure. This configuration does not allow activation of the airplane's gear-up warning system. The pilot did not extend the landing gear. During landing flare the pilot reduced power, activating the gear-up warning horn. The pilot mistakenly thought that this was the stall warning horn and lowered the nose to land. The airplane collided with the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5126J
- Reported as
- Cessna T310R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310R0246
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Edward E. Dye, doing business as Contract Fire Protection
- Registered owner
- Contract Fire Protection
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- POC · Brackett Field, runway 26L, 4,839 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,031 total · 133 in this make and model · 964 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- POC
FAA reports on this event · 1
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