Accident Cessna 310 N244S,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296080
 
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Date:Thursday 27 March 2003
Time:10:08 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C310 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 310
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N244S
MSN: 35153
Year of manufacture:1955
Engine model:Continental O-470
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Dyersburg, Tennessee -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Johnson City , TN (0A4)
Destination airport:Dyersburg Regional Airport, TN (KDYR)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Upon touchdown, the pilot felt the right main gear unlock. On the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right as the landing gear slowly started to collapse. Efforts by the pilot to remain on the runway failed. The airplane veered off the right side of runway 22 into the mud. The pilot did not report the airplane having any mechanical problems before the flight. Examination of the airplane revealed the right main gear collapsed. According to the repair facility, Tennessee Aircraft Services, the airplane was in storage for 10 years. No maintenance records were recovered.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. A factor was muddy terrain conditions.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ATL03LA069
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ATL03LA069

Revision history:

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