Cessna 310Q N93AC

Summary

On 15 April 2006 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 310Q registered N93AC was involved in an accident near Finleyville, Pennsylvania, 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.

Date

15 April 2006 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Finleyville, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Finleyville Airpark (G05)

Coordinates

40.2458, -80.0122

Aircraft

Cessna 310Q

Registration

N93AC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rostraver → Finleyville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC06CA098

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudged distance/speed during final approach, which resulted in an undershoot and hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was flying a visual approach to runway 32, a 2,505-foot long, 50-foot wide, asphalt runway. On final approach, the pilot had the airplane configured with flaps extended 15 degrees, the landing gear extended, manifold pressure 18 inches, and airspeed at 118 mph. About 700 feet from the runway threshold, he extended the flaps to 35 degrees, and decreased the airspeed to 100 mph. The airplane then started to sink, and the pilot added full power; however, the airplane touched down hard in a dirt field about 100 feet prior to the runway threshold. The airplane subsequently sustained substantial damage and came to rest upright, on a grass area off the right side of the runway. The reported wind at a nearby airport, about the time of the accident, was from 320 degrees at 13 knots, gusting to 18 knots. The pilot did not report any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.