Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE LANDING FLARE, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On January 14, 1996, about 1630 central standard time, a Cessna 310C, N700YA, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, experienced a hard landing at the Roy E. Wray Airport, Irvington, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. The flight originated from Mobile, Alabama, about 40 minutes before the accident.
The Owners Manual for the Cessna 310C, Section 3, Operating Details, states at a gross weight of 4,830 pounds, gear down, 15- degree flap deflection, 0-degree angle of bank, the airplane will stall at 80 mph. With a 45-degree flap deflection, the airplane will stall at 74 mph.
Review of weather information obtained from Mobile, Alabama, for the time period of the accident revealed no recorded record of turbulence, downdrafts, gusts, or windshear.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# MIA96LA062