Cessna 310I accident near Southlake, Texas, October 6, 1993
On October 6, 1993 at about 2:30 am local time, a Cessna 310I, registered N8090M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Southlake, Texas (Goode airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION. FACTORS WERE ROUGH RUNWAY, RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS, BRAKES RESTRICTED DUE TO AN OUT OF RIG RUDDER SYSTEM, AND INADEQUATE CFI SUPERVISION.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 6, 1993 · about 2:30 am local time
- Place
- Southlake, Texas · Goode · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310I · all 310Is on the register
- Registration
- N8090M · no longer on the register · serial 310I0090
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PRIVATE PILOT FLYING THE AIRPLANE FROM THE LEFT SEAT WAS RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION FROM A CFI IN THE RIGHT SEAT. TWELVE OUT OF 33 RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE AND IT WAS A DARK NIGHT. AS THE AIRPLANE HIT A BUMP ON THE RUNWAY, IT VEERED TO THE LEFT STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT, A POLE, AND A HANGAR. BOTH PILOTS REPORTED APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKES. A MECHANIC'S EXAMINATION OF THE RUDDER AND BRAKES REVEALED THAT WHEN FULL RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED BY THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT, THE RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL CONTACTED THE FIREWALL. THIS PREVENTED FULL RIGHT BRAKE APPLICATION BY EITHER PILOT.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 913 hours in all; 11 in this make and model; 35 in the last 90 days; 35 in the last 30 days; 786 as pilot in command; 35 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,614 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 12, 1993; 56 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,100 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-470-U (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 23F
- Destination: 23F
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 17, 3,100 ft by 40 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 110° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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