37.8044° N, 122.2708° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 17, 1988 · 15:25 local
Place
Oakland, CA
Airport
Metropolitan Oakland International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EEXA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N888L
Reported as
Cessna 310Q
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,600 total800 in this make and model122 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.
Unable to retract nose gear after takeoff. Returned and gear collapsed on landing. Defective idler bell crank.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO RETRACT NOSE GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED AND GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. DEFECTIVE IDLER BELL CRANK.