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FAA incident report · Cessna 310A · San Juan, Puerto Rico · September 1, 1996

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Date
September 1, 1996 · 15:46 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Luis Munoz Marin International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5077Q
Reported as
Cessna 310A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total100 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N5077QRegistration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Cessna 310AS/N 38008Airframe modelCessna 310AEngine modelContinental O-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: on September 1, 1996, Cessna 310, N5077Q, piloted by Mr. Ruben torres, departed San Juan, PR to puerto plata, dominican republic. Upon selecting the landing gear up Mr. Torres heard a loud bang noise. Mr. Torres looked out and observed that the landing gear was still down and that an unsafe landing gear indication was indicated by the landing gear position lights. He then proceeded to recycle the landing gear in an attempt to lock it in the down position. He made a low path over runway 8 at Luis Munoz Marin airport, San Juan, PR to verify, with the help of the ATCT controllers, that the landing gear was in the down position. The air traffic controllers informed him that the landing gear appeared to be down. Mr. Torres returned and landed. Upon landing the left main gear collapsed, resulting in minor damages to the aircraft and no injuries to both occupants. A site inspection of the aircraft revealed moderate corrosion on all three landing gears assembly. Further inspection made by the aircraft mechanic revealed that the push and pull rod-end assembly broke.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1996, CESSNA 310, N5077Q, PILOTED BY MR. RUBEN TORRES, DEPARTED SAN JUAN, PR TO PUERTO PLATA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. UPON SELECTING THE LANDING GEAR UP MR. TORRES HEARD A LOUD BANG NOISE. MR. TORRES LOOKED OUT AND OBSERVED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL DOWN AND THAT AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION WAS INDICATED BY THE LANDING GEAR POSITION LIGHTS. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO RECYCLE THE LANDING GEAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCK IT IN THE DOWN POSITION. HE MADE A LOW PATH OVER RUNWAY 8 AT LUIS MUNOZ MARIN AIRPORT, SAN JUAN, PR TO VERIFY, WITH THE HELP OF THE ATCT CONTROLLERS, THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS INFORMED HIM THAT THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. MR. TORRES RETURNED AND LANDED. UPON LANDING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGES TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO BOTH OCCUPANTS. A SITE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED MODERATE CORROSION ON ALL THREE LANDING GEARS ASSEMBLY. FURTHER INSPECTION MADE BY THE AIRCRAFT MECHANIC REVEALED THAT THE PUSH AND PULL ROD-END ASSEMBLY BROKE.

Other reports on N5077Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19940911037749IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · San Juan, Puerto RicoLeft main gear collapsed landing. Appears collapsed due side load in crosswind such as many in type.Sep 11, 1994 · Minor damage