Cessna 310 N5202A
24 February 2003 · Palmdale, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 February 2003 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 310 registered N5202A, operated by Christopher Banninger, was involved in an accident near Palmdale, California, United States. One person was 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 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palmdale, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.7461, -118.2206
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310
- Registration
- N5202A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Christopher Banninger
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Henderson → Whiteman
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- LAX03LA096
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain/obstacle clearance altitude. Factors in the accident were the low ceilings and the dusk light illumination.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane collided with powerlines while diverting to an alternate airport. The pilot stated that the weather conditions deteriorated along his route of flight. He contacted the Flight Service Station (FSS) via radio and was advised the ceiling in Soledad Canyon (the accident location) was about 3,500 feet. The elevation at Soledad Pass on the Los Angeles VFR Terminal Area Chart is 3,225 feet mean sea level (msl). As the pilot entered the canyon, dusk lighting conditions existed and he felt ceiling conditions were lower than those forecast. He decided to divert to an alternate airport instead of continuing on into the canyon. The pilot turned toward the airport and the airplane impacted the powerlines. The airplane then landed at the alternate airport uneventfully. Post accident examination of the airplane revealed damage to both propellers, the nose gear door, and the left tip tank. The closest official weather observation station was reporting a broken ceiling at 3,600 feet, with higher layers.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 2003 | Cessna 310-H | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2003 | Cessna 310F | Reidsville, North Carolina, United States | Patrick L. Owens | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2003 | Cessna 310 | Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2003 | Cessna 310J | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Oct 2003 | Cessna 310C | Los Angeles, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 2003 | Cessna 310P | Crystal River, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2003 | Cessna 414 | Palm Springs, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2003 | Omf OMF-100-160 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Alliance International | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 2003 | Cessna 152 | Salinas, California, United States | Squadron 2 | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2003 | Beechcraft A36TC | Visalia, California, United States | John Rodgers | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2003 | Cessna 150F | Reedley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2003 | McClanahan STITS PLAYMATE SA-11 | Fontana, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |