19960704026819I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310J · Wichita, KS · July 4, 1996

Date: July 4, 1996 · 20:30 local
Place: Wichita, KS
Airport: Colonel James Jabara Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3017L
Reported as: Cessna 310J
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total350 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N3017LRegistration cancelled Jan 6, 2020 · Cessna 310JS/N 310J0017 Airframe modelCessna 310J 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: pilot was landing the Cessna 310 at Jabara airport for a fuel stop. The landing gear indicated it was down and locked, but the nose gear collapsed shortly after touchdown. There were no injuries to the pilot and passenger. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and subsequent investigation revealed that the gear collapsed due to rigging. Airport facility and weather conditions were not a factor.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS LANDING THE CESSNA 310 AT JABARA AIRPORT FOR A FUEL STOP. THE LANDING GEAR INDICATED IT WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, BUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO RIGGING. AIRPORT FACILITY AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR.