- Date
- November 7, 1985, 17:29 local (22:29 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Pierce, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7962QCessna 310G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851107075089A
- Case key
- 31546
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Analysis
The ac departed on a ferry flight with the landing gear clamped in the down position and leaking fuel system from a previous accident. The flight was uneventful until arrival at the destin ation airport. The left engine failed on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern. The left engine propeller was not feathered. The left main fuel tank and aux tank were found empty. The pilot selected 45 degrees of flap and then the right engine failed. The right engine propeller was not feathered. The right main fuel tank was found empty and the aux tank was found full . The ac then struck the ground short of the runway and the landing gear sheared off and the ac sustained substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7962Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 310G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310G-0029
- Airframe hours
- 5,211
- Engine
- Continental C-IO-470-D, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Spiritual Word Ministries
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1984 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- MYGF · Freeport, OF
- Destination
- FPR · Ft.Pierce, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FPR · Ft. Pierce, runway 4, 5,000 × 200 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 893 total · 60 in this make and model · 810 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 70° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB, 21 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.