Narrative:

I was on a second training flight to gain experience and eventually get checked out in a C310. I was in the left seat when we departed morris (C09) airport to fly to harrison (hro). We departed approximately XY30 CST, and expected to land at harrison approximately YZ00 CST. As we approached harrison, the instructor guided me through the procedures for landing. We set power, flaps and gear and we were set up to land on runway 18. As I flared the instructor said that we were flaring too high. I added power and he took the control wheel and pushed the nose down. The resulting hard landing caused the left gear to collapse, we then skidded off the runway to the left into the grass. Neither one of us was injured and we examined the aircraft for damage and the possibility of a fuel leak. No fuel leak existed. We then picked up some debris off the runway to prevent other aircraft from landing upon it. This was my second flight in the C310, and my second landing attempt. Although I initiated the flare early, I felt the flight instructor should have been more attentive and responded in time to correct the situation. I just received my multi-engine rating, september 1998 and have approximately 23 hours multi-time, 4 hours in C310's with 2 lndgs. The instructor has approximately 2800 hours total time, 800 hours in C310's and is a CFI/mei. My belief that the instructor was prepared and alert to possible landing technique, and that he knew my extreme lack of experience in this aircraft type, should have been enough to warrant due caution at a critical phase of flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MULTI-ENG TRAINEE FLARES HIGH, DURING THE SECOND LNDG IN A C310, CAUSING THE ACCOMPANYING FLT INSTRUCTOR TO TAKE ACFT CTLS FOR RECOVER. IN SPITE OF INSTRUCTOR'S EFFORTS, THE ACFT LNDG HARD BREAKING OFF THE L LNDG GEAR AND SKIDDING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS ON A SECOND TRAINING FLT TO GAIN EXPERIENCE AND EVENTUALLY GET CHKED OUT IN A C310. I WAS IN THE L SEAT WHEN WE DEPARTED MORRIS (C09) ARPT TO FLY TO HARRISON (HRO). WE DEPARTED APPROX XY30 CST, AND EXPECTED TO LAND AT HARRISON APPROX YZ00 CST. AS WE APCHED HARRISON, THE INSTRUCTOR GUIDED ME THROUGH THE PROCS FOR LNDG. WE SET PWR, FLAPS AND GEAR AND WE WERE SET UP TO LAND ON RWY 18. AS I FLARED THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT WE WERE FLARING TOO HIGH. I ADDED PWR AND HE TOOK THE CTL WHEEL AND PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN. THE RESULTING HARD LNDG CAUSED THE L GEAR TO COLLAPSE, WE THEN SKIDDED OFF THE RWY TO THE L INTO THE GRASS. NEITHER ONE OF US WAS INJURED AND WE EXAMINED THE ACFT FOR DAMAGE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A FUEL LEAK. NO FUEL LEAK EXISTED. WE THEN PICKED UP SOME DEBRIS OFF THE RWY TO PREVENT OTHER ACFT FROM LNDG UPON IT. THIS WAS MY SECOND FLT IN THE C310, AND MY SECOND LNDG ATTEMPT. ALTHOUGH I INITIATED THE FLARE EARLY, I FELT THE FLT INSTRUCTOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ATTENTIVE AND RESPONDED IN TIME TO CORRECT THE SIT. I JUST RECEIVED MY MULTI-ENG RATING, SEPTEMBER 1998 AND HAVE APPROX 23 HRS MULTI-TIME, 4 HRS IN C310'S WITH 2 LNDGS. THE INSTRUCTOR HAS APPROX 2800 HRS TOTAL TIME, 800 HRS IN C310'S AND IS A CFI/MEI. MY BELIEF THAT THE INSTRUCTOR WAS PREPARED AND ALERT TO POSSIBLE LNDG TECHNIQUE, AND THAT HE KNEW MY EXTREME LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS ACFT TYPE, SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO WARRANT DUE CAUTION AT A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.