39.6908° N, 105.5047° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at ARAPAHOE (CD19), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 21, 1983 · 16:25 local
Place
Englewood, CO
Airport
Arapahoe Co
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6721X
Reported as
Cessna 310F
Reported engine
Continental IO470D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,600 total1,500 in this make and model1 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.
Noise on gear retraction. Nose gear failed to extend for landing. Improper inflated nose strut broke push rod.
As the FAA filed it
NOISE ON GEAR RETRACTION. NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND FOR LANDING. IMPROPER INFLATED NOSE STRUT BROKE PUSH ROD.