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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310K · Griffith, IN · February 17, 1995

Date: February 17, 1995 · 14:00 local
Place: Griffith, IN
Airport: Griffith Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7017L
Reported as: Cessna 310K
Reported engine: Continental IO470L
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,500 total340 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N7017LRegistered now · Cessna 310KS/N 310K0117 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 310K Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Narrative: the pilot stated that he was attempting to land at detroit metropolitan airport (dtw). He observed that his nose gear down and lock light was illuminating. A quick check of the light indicated that the light bulb worked. Then, he made a fly by the airport tower and a controller indicated that the nose gear appeared to be trailing. He landed on the main gear and when the aircraft began to settle down on the nose gear, he decided to return home to Griffith, IN (05C). Detroit tower notified the operations center great lakes region and the operations center notified sbn FSDO of the incident before the aircraft reached Griffith, IN. The investigation revealed that the nose gear push pull tube was bent preventing the nose gear down and lock light from illuminating. A malfunction and defect report was filed. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT DETROIT METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (DTW). HE OBSERVED THAT HIS NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING. A QUICK CHECK OF THE LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE LIGHT BULB WORKED. THEN, HE MADE A FLY BY THE AIRPORT TOWER AND A CONTROLLER INDICATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE TRAILING. HE LANDED ON THE MAIN GEAR AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR, HE DECIDED TO RETURN HOME TO GRIFFITH, IN (05C). DETROIT TOWER NOTIFIED THE OPERATIONS CENTER GREAT LAKES REGION AND THE OPERATIONS CENTER NOTIFIED SBN FSDO OF THE INCIDENT BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHED GRIFFITH, IN. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR PUSH PULL TUBE WAS BENT PREVENTING THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT FROM ILLUMINATING. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WAS FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.