34.5826° N, 94.2365° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Mena, AR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 16, 1982 · 16:10 local
Place
Mena, AR
Airport
Intermoutain Regi
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N36470
Reported as
Cessna 310
Reported engine
Continental O470M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,600 total100 in this make and model60 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.
Right main gear not locked down. Landed gear up. Faulty micro switch and bell crank sheared off mount. Cause unknown
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT MAIN GEAR NOT LOCKED DOWN.LANDED GEAR UP. FAULTY MICRO SWITCH AND BELL CRANK SHEARED OFF MOUNT. CAUSE UNKNOWN