- Date
- August 29, 1985, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cotton Plant, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- CGYSMCessna 310
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 34017
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditch
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedCause
Analysis
During the landing roll at an airstrip, the plt allowed the acft to drift. The drift continued until the acft struck a ditch bordering the rwy. The ensuing impact with the ditch substantially damaged the acft. The pilot stated the wind conditions were light & variable with the plt stating he had no control malfunctions during the landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGYSM
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310N0162
- Airframe hours
- 2,700
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-U, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bord Aire
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 29, 1985
- Departed
- MEM · Memphis, TN
- Destination
- Cotton Plant, AR
- Airport
- Cotton Plant
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 698 total · 119 in this make and model · 633 as pilot in command · 65 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F