Cessna 310-J N3138L
28 January 2005 · Crosbyton, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 January 2005 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 310-J registered N3138L was involved in an accident near Crosbyton, Texas, 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crosbyton, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Crosbyton Municipal (8F3)
- Coordinates
- 33.6239, -101.2408
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310-J
- Registration
- N3138L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jayton → Lubbock
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW05CA062
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, and his inadequate flare which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention to the open cabin door.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A twin-engine airplane made a hard landing followed by a loss of control while attempting to land. The 830-hour private pilot lost control of the twin-engine airplane while attempting to land following a cabin door opening just after take-off. After the door opened, the pilot elected to land and secure the door; however, the pilot could not achieve a safe landing gear indication. The pilot then elected to fly to his home field where additional help would be available. After becoming fatigued while holding the cabin door closed, the pilot declared an emergency and received vectors to the nearest runway. On short final, the pilot let go of the door and the airplane banked to the right, striking the runway with the right wing. The airplane then landed hard collapsing the gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2005 | Cessna 310Q | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | Air Max Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2005 | Cessna 310Q | Boscobel, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2005 | Cessna 310R | Ottumwa, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2005 | Cessna 310C | Ray, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2005 | Cessna 310R | Tamworth, Australia | Country Capital Flight Centre | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Aug 2005 | Cessna 310R | Apopka, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,745 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2005 | Beechcraft BE77 | Angleton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 2005 | Stearman D75 | Taylor, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 May 2005 | Beechcraft A36 | Arcola, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 2005 | Mooney M20J | San Antonio, Texas, United States | John Hermann | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2005 | Cessna R182 | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 2005 | Cessna 172N | Olney, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |