# NTSB NYC71FHJ26: Cessna 310D, N100CA, Mattituck, NY, May 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1971
- Place: Mattituck, NY · MATTITUCK, NY
- Location: 41.0049° N, 72.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mattituck, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0049&lon=-72.5434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FHJ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHJ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1536   71/5/7    MATTITUCK,NY        CESSNA 310D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1861
        TIME - 1315                    N100CA              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MATTITUCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLEETVILLE,PA               MATTITUCK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT GND APRX 40FT SHORT OF RWY.30MIN DUAL INCLUDING 2 LDGS PRIOR TO THIS FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N100CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mattituck

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.

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