What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on January 31, 1994, Mr. Walter c. dietrich, PIC of Cessna 310, N69622, experienced right landing gear extension problems during an aerial survey mission. According to Mr. Dietrich while he was 7 miles west on a straight in VFR approach to runway 09 and after lowering the landing gear, only the nose and left main showed green light as being down and locked, but no indication for the right main gear. Due to the situation described above he flew west and attempted to lower the landing gear by alternate means. He retracted and lowered the landing gear three times with no result. Then used the manual handcrank system with the same results. He made two low approaches past the tower and ground crews to see what they could tell. All three landing gears were extended but could not tell if the right main was locked in the down position. A landing was executed and during the landing roll the right main gear collapsed. The airplane steered to right and stopped in the grass area with only minor damages. The airplane was taken to hill aviation's maintenance hangar and was put in jacks. A free fall extension was executed and found that the right main gear bellcrank assembly, part no 5041018-1). This pin connects the bellcrank assembly with the bracket switch (part no. 0841235-3).
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 31, 1994, MR. WALTER C. DIETRICH, PIC OF CESSNA 310, N69622, EXPERIENCED RIGHT LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PROBLEMS DURING AN AERIAL SURVEY MISSION. ACCORDING TO MR. DIETRICH WHILE HE WAS 7 MILES WEST ON A STRAIGHT IN VFR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09 AND AFTER LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR, ONLY THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN SHOWED GREEN LIGHT AS BEING DOWN AND LOCKED, BUT NO INDICATION FOR THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. DUE TO THE SITUATION DESCRIBED ABOVE HE FLEW WEST AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR BY ALTERNATE MEANS. HE RETRACTED AND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR THREE TIMES WITH NO RESULT. THEN USED THE MANUAL HANDCRANK SYSTEM WITH THE SAME RESULTS. HE MADE TWO LOW APPROACHES PAST THE TOWER AND GROUND CREWS TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD TELL. ALL THREE LANDING GEARS WERE EXTENDED BUT COULD NOT TELL IF THE RIGHT MAIN WAS LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION. A LANDING WAS EXECUTED AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE STEERED TO RIGHT AND STOPPED IN THE GRASS AREA WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGES. THE AIRPLANE WAS TAKEN TO HILL AVIATION'S MAINTENANCE HANGAR AND WAS PUT IN JACKS. A FREE FALL EXTENSION WAS EXECUTED AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY, PART NO 5041018-1). THIS PIN CONNECTS THE BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY WITH THE BRACKET SWITCH (PART NO. 0841235-3).
Other reports on N69622 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.