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Cessna 310Q N2251Q

26 December 1990 · Windsor, South Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 December 1990 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 310Q registered N2251Q was involved in an accident near Windsor, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 15:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Windsor, South Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Windy Acres Ranch (NONE)
Coordinates
33.4794, -81.5106
Aircraft
Cessna 310Q
Registration
N2251Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Savannah → Windsor
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL91LA033

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE OWNER OF THE PRIVATE SOD AIRPORT TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE RUNWAY, WHICH PRECIPITATED THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ENCOUNTERED A SOFT SPOT IN THE SOD RUNWAY AND BEGAN TO PULL OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A TWO FOOT PATH, PROBABLY MADE BY HORSE, RAN AT AN ANGLE ACROSS THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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