# NTSB LAX95LA220: Cessna 310, N5302A, Henderson, NV, June 22, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 21, 1995, 17:45 local (Jun 22, 1995, 00:45 UTC) - Place: Henderson, NV - Coordinates: 36.050975, -115.049613 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0510&lon=-115.0496&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 29, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 29124 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX95LA220 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/29124/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA220 ## Probable cause a brake system malfunction for undetermined reasons. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - landing gear,normal brake system - malfunction (cause) - reason for occurrence undetermined - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - drop-off/descending embankment ## Analysis THE AIRCRAFT LANDED 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE 5,000-FOOT RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED 2/3 DOWN THE REMAINING RUNWAY BEFORE THE PILOT BEGAN TO BRAKE. HE APPLIED FULL PRESSURE AND PUMPED THE BRAKES BUT DID NOT ACHIEVE ANY BRAKING ACTION. THE PASSENGER APPLIED THE BRAKES ON HIS SIDE BUT THAT WAS INEFFECTIVE. THE PASSENGER STATED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 'A LITTLE BIT FAST.' AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM; NO FLAT SPOTS ON EITHER OF THE MAIN TIRES; NOR VISIBLE SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY WAS DRY AND FREE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL. WINDS WERE FROM THE NORTHEAST AT LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. ## Factual narrative On June 21, 1995, at 1745 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 310, N5302A, overran the runway while landing at Las Vegas- Henderson Sky Harbor Airport, Henderson, Nevada. The aircraft was substantially damaged and neither the pilot nor his pilot rated passenger were injured. The aircraft was privately owned and operated, and was on a personal flight when the accident occurred. The flight originated in Henderson at 1715. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. According to the pilot, the plane had touched down about 1/3 of the way down runway 36, a 5,000-foot asphalt-surfaced runway. He allowed the aircraft to roll about 2/3 of the way down the runway and then began to apply the brakes. He applied full brake pressure and pumped the brakes, but did not achieve any braking action. He asked his pilot-rated passenger to apply the brakes on his side, but that too was ineffective. When it became apparent that the aircraft was about to overrun the departure end of the runway, the passenger pulled the mixtures to the idle cutoff position. The aircraft continued straight ahead until striking a dirt embankment. The pilot then turned off the magnetos and master switches. The passenger stated that the aircraft touched down at a point about 1/3 down the runway and at a speed he described as "a little bit fast." The passenger then suggested a full stop, to which the pilot agreed. Somewhere beyond the midfield point the pilot asked "could you help me out here?" The passenger asked if he had any brakes and the pilot replied "no." The passenger attempted to apply the brakes from his side and as he did, the aircraft yawed slightly to the left and the left brake responded a little bit. He then pumped the brakes, which he said resulted in even less braking action on the left and still nothing on the right. He asked the pilot to pump the brakes on his side. The pilot replied "I'm trying." When it became apparent that the aircraft was about to overrun, he pulled the mixture controls to the idle cutoff position. As the aircraft approached the departure threshold, he tried for the last time to apply the brakes, but again without effect. A postaccident inspection of the aircraft revealed the nose gear had collapsed and that there was also damage to the left main gear. There were no flat spots found on either of the main tires, nor visible skid marks on the runway. The runway was reported as dry and free of foreign material that might adversely effect braking action. Winds were generally from the northeast with a velocity of less than 5 knots. The pilot claimed brake failure during the landing roll caused the aircraft to run off the departure end of the runway. An inspection of the brake system by Federal Aviation Administration inspectors failed to identify any discrepancies. The manufacturer reported that there are no service difficulty reports on the Cessna 310 braking system. The FAA Information Management System also reported that there are service difficulty reports on the braking system. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5302A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5302A-1998-03-24), registration cancelled 1998-03-24, S/N 35502 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 310 - Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 35502 - Airframe hours: 6530 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-M 240 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Christopher R. Stack - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 5, 1994, 109 hours before - Departed: L15 - Airport: L15, Henderson Sky Harbor, runway 36, 5,000 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 28; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,456 total, 23 in this make and model, 1,361 as pilot in command, 175 in the last 90 days, 121 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 3 knots - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: LAS, 8 nm away ## 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 19950621045419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950621045419A), Jun 21, 1995: Cessna 310, Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Landed fast on 1st third runway. Reported no brakes. Ran off end into an embankment. No brake defects found. ## Other investigations on N5302A (1) 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 UNK64X3765](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3765), Sep 4, 1964: Cessna 310 (N5302A), Long Beach, CA, 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.