Accident · 1997-01-16

NTSB case IAD97LA042 · Cessna 310F · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-01-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 310F (N1761G)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Related factors were: the pilot's misunderstanding of the wind conditions, and the resultant quartering tail wind.

Source: NTSB case IAD97LA042

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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