Cessna 310Q N218JW

Summary

On 8 November 1983 at about 23:20 local time, a Cessna 310Q registered N218JW, operated by RAY Oppel, was involved in an accident near Amarillo, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 November 1983 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Tradewinds (TDW)

Coordinates

35.2309, -101.8006

Aircraft

Cessna 310Q

Registration

N218JW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

RAY Oppel

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW84LA053

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT WAS STARTING A FLT TO REPOSITION THE ACFT FROM THE TRADEWIND ARPT TO THE AMARILLO INTL ARPT. HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD STARTED TO TAKEOFF ON RWY 17, THEN ABORTED TO AVOID A CESSNA 182. HE REPORTED THE CESSNA 182 PLT WAS CROSSING RWY 17, ON HIS WAY TO RWY 23. THE PLT OF N218JW STATED THAT WHEN HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO ABORT, HE ALSO VEERED TO THE RIGHT. AT THAT TIME, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR & NOSEWHEEL WENT OFF THE ASPHALT & INTO AN AREA OF GRASS. WHEN HE TRIED TO STEER BACK ONTO THE PAVED SURFACE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAM OF THE AREA SHOWED THAT THE PAVEMENT IN THAT AREA WAS ABOUT 4 TO 5 INCHES HIGHER THAN THE DIRT WHERE THE GRASS WAS GROWING. THE PLT STATED THAT FROM THE COCKPIT, THE DROP-OFF WAS NOT APPARENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.