Cessna 310F N5801X
23 January 2000 · Boulder City, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 January 2000 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 310F registered N5801X, operated by David John Rodius, was involved in an accident near Boulder City, Nevada, United States. 4 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boulder City, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boulder City (61B)
- Coordinates
- 35.9897, -114.8102
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310F
- Registration
- N5801X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- David John Rodius
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX00LA080
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The dual student's improper use of the throttles; the flight instructor's inadequate supervision; and the delayed remedial action by the flight instructor. Factors in the accident were the directional control and proper alignment not maintained by the dual student during the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight departed for a local area instructional flight with a dual student and passengers onboard. The student pilot was on final approach to the runway, and was approximately 50-feet above ground level, when the flight instructor said he noticed the airplane was descending much too fast. He told the student pilot to add some power but the student pilot added power only to the right engine. The flight instructor took over the controls as the airplane yawed off the runway approximately a wingspan's length. The instructor said he pulled the airplane back to about 20 feet above ground level and crabbed it and flew it back down to touchdown on the runway. A post flight inspection of the airplane revealed wrinkles in the left wing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2000 | Cessna 310N | Rio Lujan, Argentina | Columbus Airways, S.a. | Fatal | 5 |
| 20 Jan 2000 | Cessna 310Q | Spring Branch, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2000 | Cessna 310D | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2000 | Cessna 310R | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2000 | Cessna 310D | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2000 | Cessna 310N | Old Forge, Pennsylvania, United States | Tech Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,745 records for this type
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