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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310D · Anchorage, AK · March 27, 1980

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Date: March 27, 1980 · 18:00 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Merrill
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6817T
Reported as: Cessna 310D
Reported engine: Continental IO470D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,585 total651 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N6817TRegistered now · Cessna 310DS/N 39117 Airframe modelCessna 310D Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nose gear hung up on retraction. Nose wheel had closed on a gear door. Steering lacked lube. Gear doors loose.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR HUNG UP ON RETRACTION. NOSE WHEEL HAD CLOSED ON A GEAR DOOR. STEERING LACKED LUBE. GEAR DOORS LOOSE.