Cessna T310R accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 24, 2022
On July 24, 2022 at about 10:50 pm local time, a 1976 Cessna T310R, registered N731AJ, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (flare/touchdown) near Oshkosh, Wisconsin (Wittman Rgnl airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s loss of control while landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 24, 2022 · about 10:50 pm local time · cases in 2022
- Place
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin · Wittman Rgnl · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T310R, built 1976 · all T310Rs on the register
- Registration
- N731AJ · no longer on the register · serial 310R0731
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot stated that his landing to runway 36L was firm but not hard enough to “break anything”. He did not perceive that there was any side loading. The pilot applied brakes and felt the airplane pull to the right, so he steered the airplane to the grass on the right. The pilot stated that the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing hit the ground. An onsite examination revealed that the airplane struck a runway sign as it departed the runway to the right. Three separate tracks, consistent with both main and the nose landing gear, extended from the side of the runway and terminated at the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. After the airplane was lifted the right main landing gear extended and the downlock was found to be broken. A postaccident examination of the downlock and right main landing gear revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operations. At the time of the landing wind was 300° at 7 knots with gusts to 19 knots.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Hard landing during landing (flare/touchdown) defining event
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
- Landing gear collapse during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › (general) › Not attained/maintained
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 380 hours in all; 30 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 17 in the last 30 days; 265 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: June 27, 2022
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,706.9 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 20, 2022
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Continental TSIO-520-NB (piston); 0 hours total
- Engine 3: Continental TSIO-520-NB (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: KCID Cedar Rapids IA at 4:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 8,002 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 7 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 6,000 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
- Altimeter: 29.87 inHg
- Observation at 5:53 pm from KOSH
Weather report (METAR): METAR KOSH 242253Z 30007G19KT 2SM HZ FEW060 26/15 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP103 T02560150=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
3 documents, released by the NTSB on December 15, 2022. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Examination Summary Statement | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Accident Report Picture | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N731AJ: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Cessna T-310 207 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,685 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-NB 52 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-NB 52 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Wittman Regional · nearest airport
- The Eastern Iowa Airport · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Wisconsin 1,622 since 1982 · 227 in the last ten years
- Wisconsin 6,163 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CEN22LA339.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.