Cessna 310L N2201F
8 February 1996 · Auburn, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 February 1996 at about 23:20 local time, a Cessna 310L registered N2201F was involved in an accident near Auburn, Alabama, 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 23:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Auburn, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Auburn-Opelika (AUO)
- Coordinates
- 32.5891, -85.4797
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310L
- Registration
- N2201F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jacksonville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA96LA076
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
an overstress failure of the left main gear side brace lock end fitting for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the landing roll, at about 40 knots, the left main landing gear collapsed. Examination of the landing gear showed that the side brace lock end fitting had failed allowing the gear to collapse. Metallurgical examination of the end fitting showed it failed due to overstress.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1996 | Cessna 310Q | Truckee, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1996 | Cessna 310D | Palmetto, Georgia, United States | Bruce D. Willis | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1996 | Cessna 310H | Show Low, Arizona, United States | Martin J. Stuart | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1996 | Cessna 310R | Winder, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1996 | Cessna 310C | Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1996 | Cessna 310R | Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1996 | Rans S6ES | Bayou la Batre, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1996 | Cessna 170A | Southside, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1996 | Piper PA-23-250 | Clanton, Alabama, United States | Mike Cornelius | Fatal | 5 |
| 27 Jun 1996 | Cessna 152 | Talladega, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jul 1996 | Cessna 152 | Troy, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1996 | Cessna 150 | Brewton, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |