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Cessna 310 N244S

27 March 2003 · Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 March 2003 at about 16:08 local time, a Cessna 310 registered N244S was involved in an accident near Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States. 3 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 16:08
Classification
Accident
Location
Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
Dyersburg Municipal Airport (DYR)
Coordinates
35.9986, -89.4061
Aircraft
Cessna 310
Registration
N244S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Johnson City → Dyersburg
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL03LA069

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. A factor was muddy terrain conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Upon touchdown, the pilot felt the right main gear unlock. On the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right as the landing gear slowly started to collapse. Efforts by the pilot to remain on the runway failed. The airplane veered off the right side of runway 22 into the mud. The pilot did not report the airplane having any mechanical problems before the flight. Examination of the airplane revealed the right main gear collapsed. According to the repair facility, Tennessee Aircraft Services, the airplane was in storage for 10 years. No maintenance records were recovered.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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