NYC70F0154

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310C · Mattituck, NY · September 7, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 7, 1969
Place
Mattituck, NY · MATTITUCK, NY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1838HCessna 310C
Status
Completed · report April 13, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160619

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3610   69/9/7    MATTITUCK,NY        CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 509
        TIME - 0930                    N1838H              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 237 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MATTITUCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA             MATTITUCK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD IN SLOW NOSE HIGH PWR APCH.PWR REDUCED APRX 20FT HIGH.L TIRE BLEW OUT,WINGS DMGD.

Aircraft

Registration
N1838H
Reported as
Cessna 310C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mattituck

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