Cessna 310 N4827B
10 August 1991 · Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 1991 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 310 registered N4827B, operated by Scurlock, Jerry, was involved in an accident near Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Plattsmouth (PMV)
- Coordinates
- 40.9996, -95.8899
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310
- Registration
- N4827B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Scurlock, Jerry
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI91LA262
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY THE OWNER/PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE BUILT-UP OF CORROSION ON HE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT SAID HE WAS UNABLE TO GET A GREEN, GEAR SAFE, INDICATION WHILE PREPARING TO LAND. A FLY BY WAS CONDUCTED WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE MAIN GEAR WAS UNSAFE. A LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED AND DURING THE ROLL, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAREENED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A POOR PAST MAINTENANCE HISTORY AND A CONSIDERABLE BUILD-UP OF RUST AND CORROSION ON THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1991 | Cessna 310D | Christiansburg, Virginia, United States | U.s. Air Salvage | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1991 | Cessna 310 | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | Fosmire, William L | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 1991 | Cessna 310L | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | Edward C. Hartung | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1991 | Cessna 310R | South St Paul, Minnesota, United States | New Creations, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1991 | Cessna 310J | Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States | Thomas W. Cherwin | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1991 | Cessna 310F | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | John R. Niendorf | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1991 | Aeronca 7EC | O'neill, Nebraska, United States | Roger A. Ralston | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1991 | Cessna 172N | Western, Nebraska, United States | Dalen R. Kniep | Fatal | 1 |
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| 20 Jun 1991 | Grumman G-164-A | Edgar, Nebraska, United States | James W. Wehrman | No injuries | - |
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| 7 Aug 1991 | McDonnell Douglas 269A | Harvard, Nebraska, United States | Jims Agri Air | No injuries | - |