Cessna 310Q N7579Q
1 September 1994 · Salem, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 September 1994 at about 14:54 local time, a Cessna 310Q registered N7579Q was involved in an accident near Salem, Ohio, United States. 5 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salem, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Salem Airpark (38D)
- Coordinates
- 40.8997, -80.8502
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310Q
- Registration
- N7579Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Russellville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC94LA162
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The pilot misjudged altitude and distance which resulted in a undershoot of the runway and collision with objects.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TWO MOTOR VEHICLES NEAR THE THRESHOLD OF AND DURING THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28L. THE PILOT CANCELED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN 5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT,'...THE AIRPORT WAS LOST FROM VIEW ON DOWNWIND.' HE TURNED BASE, AND DESCRIBED THE TURN AS BEING MADE, '...AT A POINT WHICH WAS CALCULATED TO BE SOME WHAT PREMATURE IN ORDER TO REGAIN SIGHT OF THE AIRPORT.' HE REGAINED SIGHT OF THE AIRPORT AFTER TURNING BASE, AND WROTE '...BUT THE ALTITUDE WAS PERCEIVED TO BE SLIGHTLY LOW FOR THE POSITION OF THE AIRCRAFT RELATIVE TO THE AIRPORT.' THE PILOT ADDED POWER, AND THE SINK RATE SUBSIDED. ON SHORT FINAL, AS THE AIRPLANE FLEW OVER A NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROAD, AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WING TIP TANK STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD OF A DUMP TRUCK IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE; THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE ROOF OF A VAN IN THE NORTHBOUND LANE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON A GRASS RUNWAY, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED ON THE GROUND, COMING TO REST ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 1994 | Cessna 310Q | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Peter L. Schaffer | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1994 | Cessna 310J | Ocala, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1994 | Cessna 310R | Rochester, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1994 | Cessna 310R | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | Schultz, Mark, L. | Fatal | 4 |
| 30 Dec 1994 | Cessna 310Q | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Sep 1994 | Cessna 310R | Blain, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,745 records for this type
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