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FAA incident report · Cessna 310R · Columbus, IN · January 15, 1994

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Date
January 15, 1994 · 13:00 local
Place
Columbus, IN
Airport
Columbus Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JRAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N134JR
Reported as
Cessna 310R
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,550 total950 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: weather: source: pilot sky condition: 8000 scattered vis restriction: none d.p. : unknown wind: 310 degrees at 08 time:1300 visibility: 15 temperature:90F aircraft departed Columbus bakalar airport, Indiana with three passengers on board for south bend, Indiana. While enroute, approximately 50 miles from departure point, the pilot noted rising oil temperature on the left engine and elected to return to Columbus. While on the ILS approach to Columbus bakalar airport, the pilot lowered the landing gear over the outer marker and noted that he only had two gear lights. The pilot conducted a fly-by and the tower controller advised him that he could see three landing gear extended. The pilot elected to leave the traffic pattern and cycle the gear several times in an attempt to get a positive gear down indication. A manual gear extension was also performed. He was unsuccessful, and conducted another fly-by of the tower. Again the tower controller advised that he could see three landing gear extended. The pilot then decided to attempt a landing. After the aircraft had rolled about 2000 feet and had slowed to approximately 35 knots, the right landing gear collapsed. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: WEATHER: SOURCE: PILOT SKY CONDITION: 8000 SCATTERED VIS RESTRICTION: NONE D.P. : UNKNOWN WIND: 310 DEGREES AT 08 TIME:1300 VISIBILITY: 15 TEMPERATURE:90F AIRCRAFT DEPARTED COLUMBUS BAKALAR AIRPORT, INDIANA WITH THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD FOR SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. WHILE ENROUTE, APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES FROM DEPARTURE POINT, THE PILOT NOTED RISING OIL TEMPERATURE ON THE LEFT ENGINE AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO COLUMBUS. WHILE ON THE ILS APPROACH TO COLUMBUS BAKALAR AIRPORT, THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR OVER THE OUTER MARKER AND NOTED THAT HE ONLY HAD TWO GEAR LIGHTS. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A FLY-BY AND THE TOWER CONTROLLER ADVISED HIM THAT HE COULD SEE THREE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LEAVE THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND CYCLE THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET A POSITIVE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS ALSO PERFORMED. HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, AND CONDUCTED ANOTHER FLY-BY OF THE TOWER. AGAIN THE TOWER CONTROLLER ADVISED THAT HE COULD SEE THREE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. THE PILOT THEN DECIDED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD ROLLED ABOUT 2000 FEET AND HAD SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 35 KNOTS, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.