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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310J · Richmond, VA · February 2, 1994

Date: February 2, 1994 · 18:00 local
Place: Richmond, VA
Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3023L
Reported as: Cessna 310J
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,050 total

N3023LRegistered now · Cessna 310JS/N 310J0023 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 310J Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on taxi from ramp to departure runway, the right main landing gear partially collapsed. There was no prop strike or wing damage. The aircraft was taken to the hangar where it was put on jacks. It was found that the shaft that the landing gear pivoted on had broken at the forward attachment point. All appearances show that the rear attachment point on the shaft had been broken for sometime. The repair station will submit a malfunction/defect report on the failed part.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON TAXI FROM RAMP TO DEPARTURE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. THERE WAS NO PROP STRIKE OR WING DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO THE HANGAR WHERE IT WAS PUT ON JACKS. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SHAFT THAT THE LANDING GEAR PIVOTED ON HAD BROKEN AT THE FORWARD ATTACHMENT POINT. ALL APPEARANCES SHOW THAT THE REAR ATTACHMENT POINT ON THE SHAFT HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR SOMETIME. THE REPAIR STATION WILL SUBMIT A MALFUNCTION/DEFECT REPORT ON THE FAILED PART.

Other reports on N3023L · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19920326050019IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Greer, SCExperienced a partial landing gear collapse on landing rollout.Mar 26, 1992 · Reported as Cessna T310R · Minor damage