Cessna 310 N553CM

Summary

On 5 October 2018 at about 00:20 local time, a Cessna 310 registered N553CM, operated by Cessna 205 Llc, was involved in an accident near Marathon, Texas, 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.

Date

5 October 2018 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Marathon, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Desert Mountain Ranch (PVT)

Coordinates

29.8233, -102.6906

Aircraft

Cessna 310

Registration

N553CM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

2

Operator

Cessna 205 Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lago Vista → Marathon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA004

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to see and avoid a cow on the airstrip during landing. 

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing on a private dirt airstrip on his ranch, the airplane collided with a cow. The pilot added that he did not see the cow during the approach or on the runway during touchdown.  The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and right engine mounts. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.