ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294144
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| Date: | Friday 28 January 2005 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 310-J |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N3138L |
| MSN: | 310J0138 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crosbyton, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Jayton, TX (22F) |
| Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, TX (LBB/KLBB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A twin-engine airplane made a hard landing followed by a loss of control while attempting to land. The 830-hour private pilot lost control of the twin-engine airplane while attempting to land following a cabin door opening just after take-off. After the door opened, the pilot elected to land and secure the door; however, the pilot could not achieve a safe landing gear indication. The pilot then elected to fly to his home field where additional help would be available. After becoming fatigued while holding the cabin door closed, the pilot declared an emergency and received vectors to the nearest runway. On short final, the pilot let go of the door and the airplane banked to the right, striking the runway with the right wing. The airplane then landed hard collapsing the gear.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, and his inadequate flare which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention to the open cabin door.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW05CA062
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 17:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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