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FAA incident report · Cessna 310Q · Sacramento, CA · March 20, 1994

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Date
March 20, 1994 · 19:50 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Sacramento Metropolitan
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7522Q
Reported as
Cessna 310Q
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
780 total280 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N7522QRegistration cancelled Apr 11, 2018 · Cessna 310QS/N 310Q0022 · Built 1970Airframe modelCessna 310QEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Narrative: on March 20, 1994, at 7:50 pm PST, N7522Q, a Cessna 310Q, registered to george e. noud and deborah s. brown experienced an unsafe indication of the right main landing gear. During approach to auburn airport (aun) the right main landing gear downlock light did not illuminate even though the light tested normally. The landing was abandoned and Sacramento approach was immediately notified of the problem. The landing gear was then cycled several times with no positive result. The pilot, in conjunction with Sacramento approach decided to divert the landing to Sacramento metro airport (smf). A tower fly-by was performed and the landing gear appeared to be in the down and locked position. A landing and subsequent taxi to the parking area was performed without incident. Further inspection revealed that the right main landing gear push-pull rod, Cessna part number 0840125-200, had broken in half, causing the micro switch to malfunction. The right main landing gear was in the down and locked position. M or d will be submitted at a later date.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 20, 1994, AT 7:50 PM PST, N7522Q, A CESSNA 310Q, REGISTERED TO GEORGE E. NOUD AND DEBORAH S. BROWN EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE INDICATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. DURING APPROACH TO AUBURN AIRPORT (AUN) THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHT TESTED NORMALLY. THE LANDING WAS ABANDONED AND SACRAMENTO APPROACH WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE LANDING GEAR WAS THEN CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO POSITIVE RESULT. THE PILOT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH SACRAMENTO APPROACH DECIDED TO DIVERT THE LANDING TO SACRAMENTO METRO AIRPORT (SMF). A TOWER FLY-BY WAS PERFORMED AND THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. A LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT TAXI TO THE PARKING AREA WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR PUSH-PULL ROD, CESSNA PART NUMBER 0840125-200, HAD BROKEN IN HALF, CAUSING THE MICRO SWITCH TO MALFUNCTION. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. M OR D WILL BE SUBMITTED AT A LATER DATE.

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