Cessna 310Q accident near Greenville, TX
On July 14, 1994, a Cessna 310Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near Greenville, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 14, 1994
- Place
- Greenville, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310Q · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.190°N, 96.110°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01732
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT: On July 14, 1994, at 1845 central daylight time, a Cessna 310Q, N310AE, was destroyed while maneuvering near Greenville, Texas. The airline transport rated pilot/multiengine instructor pilot- in-command (PIC) and the commercial pilot received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the instructional flight. During interviews with the owner/operator, it was revealed that the commercial pilot had rented the airplane. The owner reported that both pilots were rated to fly the multiengined airplane. Both pilots were rated as single engine and instrument flight instructors. The airline transport rated pilot was also rated as a multiengined instructor and was preparing the commercial pilot for his multiengine instructor rating. Single engine approaches were planned. The airplane was full of fuel and the flight departed McKinney, Texas, at 1615 for a flight to Greenville, Texas. At the time of departure the commercial pilot occupied the right front seat and the multiengine flight instructor the left front seat. During an interview, the pilot of an airplane holding short for an intersection takeoff on runway 17 at Majors Field Airport reported the following information. A radio transmission from the Cessna pilot indicated the airplane was entering a left downwind for runway 17 for a single engine approach and full stop landing. The witness observed the Cessna fly a left downwind pattern and arrive on final approach at an altitude of 600 feet, while aligned with a taxiway parallel to runway 17. As the Cessna passed midfield on the go around, th
Probable cause
THE CFI'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE VMC, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE SINGLE ENGINE G0-AROUND. FACTORS WERE NOT ATTAINING RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND THE CFI'S FAILURE TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR FOR THE GO-AROUND PROCEDURE.
More accidents in TX
- Kubicek BB85, Jul 30, 2016
- Robertson C-414, Jul 29, 1982
- Textron Aviation B-300, Jun 30, 2019
- Beech B100, Nov 26, 1983
- Consolidated-Vultee PBY-6A, Oct 13, 1984
Browse: Texas · Cessna aircraft
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
