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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310F · San Diego, CA · May 18, 1994

Date: May 18, 1994 · 13:30 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Airport: Brown Field Municipal
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6735X
Reported as: Cessna 310F
Reported engine: Continental IO470D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 815 total400 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

N6735XRegistered now · Cessna 310FS/N 310-0035 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 310F 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.

Unable to lock down nose gear. Power shock strut bottomed out due air oil. Leak then jammed on improrer weld.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO LOCK DOWN NOSE GEAR.POWER SHOCK STRUT BOTTOMED OUT DUE AIR OIL. LEAK THEN JAMMED ON IMPRORER WELD.