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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310L · Los Alamitos, CA · May 7, 1996

Date: May 7, 1996 · 17:03 local
Place: Los Alamitos, CA
Airport: Los Alamitos Afb
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3305X
Reported as: Cessna 310L
Reported engine: Continental IO470L
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 299 total31 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N3305XRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2013 · Cessna 310LS/N 310L-0155 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 310L 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: en route from ral to sna, the pilot placed the gear handle in the down position in preparation for landing. He got two green lights for the main gear, but none for the nose gear. They did a low approach and sna ATCT confirmed that the nose gear did not appear to be in a fully extended position. The pilot opted to depart sna and troubleshoot the problem over the water. He did this for about an hour and ran the right main tank dry. He was unable to get a restart on the r/aux. Tank which was full. He declared an emergency and landed at sli which was the nearest airport at that point. Upon rollout the nosegear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: EN ROUTE FROM RAL TO SNA, THE PILOT PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. HE GOT TWO GREEN LIGHTS FOR THE MAIN GEAR, BUT NONE FOR THE NOSE GEAR. THEY DID A LOW APPROACH AND SNA ATCT CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE IN A FULLY EXTENDED POSITION. THE PILOT OPTED TO DEPART SNA AND TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM OVER THE WATER. HE DID THIS FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND RAN THE RIGHT MAIN TANK DRY. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET A RESTART ON THE R/AUX. TANK WHICH WAS FULL. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT SLI WHICH WAS THE NEAREST AIRPORT AT THAT POINT. UPON ROLLOUT THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED.