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August 9, 2002 · Cessna 310N · N111KC

Grand Junction, CO

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
August 9, 2002
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Grand Junction, CO
Aircraft
Cessna 310N
Tail Number
N111KC
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
DEN02LA093

According to the instructor, the pilot receiving instruction made a hard landing. The instructor took the controls and initiated a go-around. Suspecting landing gear damage, he kept the landing gear extended and diverted to a nearby airport. On the approach, the right main landing gear fell off the aircraft. Because of the limited emergency equipment at the second airport, he was advised to divert to a third airport. While keeping the landing gear extended, they made a low pass over the runway, and witnesses confirmed the missing right main landing gear. The instructor retracted the landing gear and made an intentional gear-up landing. The airplane sustained extensive damage to the lower fuselage skin and bulkheads and substantial damage to the right main landing gear attachment point.

NTSB Probable Cause

The dual student's inadequate aircraft control resulting in a hard landing. Contributing factors include, the dual student's inadequate airspeed and high flare, the inadequate supervision by the instructor, the in-flight separation of the right main landing gear and the intentional wheels-up landing.

Full Narrative

On August 9, 2002, at approximately 1345 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 310N, N111KC, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport (GWS), Glenwood Springs, Colorado. At 1456, the airplane was further damaged during an intentional gear-up landing at Walker Field (GJT), Grand Junction, Colorado. The airline transport pilot, and the pilot receiving instruction, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan had been filed for this instructional cross-country flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Pueblo Memorial Airport, Pueblo, Colorado, at approximately 1245. According to the instructor, the pilot receiving instruction made a hard landing at Glenwood Springs. The instructor took the controls and initiated a go-around. Suspecting landing gear damage, he kept the landing gear extended and diverted to Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL), in Rifle, Colorado. On the approach to Garfield County Regional, the right main landing gear fell off the aircraft. Because of the limited emergency equipment at Garfield County Regional, he was advised to divert to Walker Field, in Grand Junction, Colorado. While keeping the landing gear extended, they made a low pass over the runway at Walker Field, and witnesses confirmed the missing right main landing gear. The instructor retracted the landing gear and made an intentional gear-up landing. The airplane sustained extensive damage to the lower fuselage skin and bulkheads and substantial damage to the right main landing gear attachment point.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time13:45 MDT
Nearest AirportGrand Junction (0nm)
Runway29
Runway Length10500 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 310N
Tail NumberN111KC
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · TIO-540-A2B · Reciprocating · 310 | Lycoming · TIO-540-A2B · Reciprocating · 310
Seats6

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 55 · First Class · None
Crew 2Third Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind310° @ 11 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point45 C
Altimeter30.18 inHg
Observation Time20:56
Weather SourceWFAC

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