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FAA incident report · Cessna 310P · Sarasota-Brand, FL · May 9, 1996

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Date
May 9, 1996 · 16:53 local
Place
Sarasota-Brand, FL
Airport
Sarasota-Brandenton Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N310GK
Reported as
Cessna 310P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total300 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days
N310GKRegistration cancelled Jul 7, 2017 · Cessna T-310PS/N 310P0137 · Built 1969Airframe modelCessna T-310PEngine modelContinental IO-520 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 may 9, 1996, at 1653 hours EDT, a Cessna 310, N310GK, owned by artisan tool and die, inc., experienced a nose gear collapse while landing at Sarasota-bradenton international airport (srq). VFR flight conditions prevailed with light rain showers in the area. No flight plan was filed for the local part 91 instructional flight. The aircraft received minor damage and the private pilot and flight instructor were not injured. The flight originated at srq at 1615 hours EDT, that day. The instructor reported hearing a loud noise after selecting landing gear up following a normal takeoff. There was an unsafe nose gear indication in the cockpit. ATC was notified that the aircraft had a nose gear problem and requested landing clearance. Aircraft landed on main gear, mixtures were closed, propellers were feathered and the aircraft nosed over during landing roll out. Minor structural damage was sustained. Inspection of the landing gear system revealed a broken nose gear drive tube assembly, Cessna part # 0842120-1. The aft cast fitting of the tube assembly at the gearbox attach point had separated. Maintenance records indicated the 1969 Cessna T310P, N310GK, had a total airframe time of 2,595 hours. Malfunction or defect report, FAA form 8010-4, was generated by the repair facility.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 9, 1996, AT 1653 HOURS EDT, A CESSNA 310, N310GK, OWNED BY ARTISAN TOOL AND DIE, INC., EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE WHILE LANDING AT SARASOTA-BRADENTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SRQ). VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED WITH LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AREA. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SRQ AT 1615 HOURS EDT, THAT DAY. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED HEARING A LOUD NOISE AFTER SELECTING LANDING GEAR UP FOLLOWING A NORMAL TAKEOFF. THERE WAS AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT. ATC WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A NOSE GEAR PROBLEM AND REQUESTED LANDING CLEARANCE. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON MAIN GEAR, MIXTURES WERE CLOSED, PROPELLERS WERE FEATHERED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ROLL OUT. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED. INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED A BROKEN NOSE GEAR DRIVE TUBE ASSEMBLY, CESSNA PART # 0842120-1. THE AFT CAST FITTING OF THE TUBE ASSEMBLY AT THE GEARBOX ATTACH POINT HAD SEPARATED. MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATED THE 1969 CESSNA T310P, N310GK, HAD A TOTAL AIRFRAME TIME OF 2,595 HOURS. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT, FAA FORM 8010-4, WAS GENERATED BY THE REPAIR FACILITY.