33.9137° N, 98.4934° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita Falls, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 26, 1978 · 13:15 local
Place
Wichita Falls, TX
Airport
Sheppard Afb
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3019L
Reported as
Cessna 310J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,400 total3,500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Nose gear failed to retract after takeoff, collapsed when pilot returned and landed. Retract rod had broken.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF, COLLAPSED WHEN PILOT RETURNED AND LANDED. RETRACT ROD HAD BROKEN.