Cessna 310Q N7749Q
3 August 2007 · Brownsburg, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 August 2007 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 310Q registered N7749Q was involved in an accident near Brownsburg, Indiana, United States. 2 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brownsburg, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eagle Creek Airpark (EYE)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310Q
- Registration
- N7749Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Milwaukee → Brownsburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI07LA289
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's poor in-flight planning to make an off airport precautionary landing and his failure to maintain clearance from the construction equipment during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the construction equipment.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that upon approaching his destination, air traffic control cleared him to descend to 3,000 feet and advised him of construction equipment on the airport. He reported he had the airport in sight and he closed his instrument flight plan. The pilot reported that shortly thereafter the right engine began to sputter and lose power. He stated that he saw the nearby highway with "no obstructions and some construction equipment" so he decided to land on the highway. The section of highway used for the landing was 3 miles northwest of the airport and it was closed due to road construction. The right wing tip tank contacted a construction road grader during the landing roll. The tip tank, wing ribs, and aileron were substantially damaged. Inspection of the airplane failed to reveal any mechanical failure/malfunction of the airplane or engine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 2007 | Cessna 310 | Glenwood, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Apr 2007 | Cessna 310R | Hatch, New Mexico, United States | Aero Charter and Transport | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2007 | Cessna 310 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Oct 2007 | Cessna 310N | Ekalaka, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Nov 2007 | Cessna 310R | Owensboro, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Dec 2007 | Cessna 310J | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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