19961023043499I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310Q · Hayden, CO · October 23, 1996

Date: October 23, 1996 · 15:15 local
Place: Hayden, CO
Airport: Yampa Valley
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N315Z
Reported as: Cessna 310Q
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,250 total451 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N315ZRegistration cancelled Feb 20, 2014 · Cessna T310QS/N 310Q0641 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna T310Q Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 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: aircraft departed dixon, WY (9U4) for short local area sightseeing flight. After the takeoff, PIC heard a "pop", made a couple of passes over the airport. PIC saw his brother, who was on the ground, signal that something was wrong. PIC was unable to get the landing gear down and decided to land at hdn due to their emergency equipment availability. PIC radioed to the hdn FBO to check his landing gear when he did a fly-by. FBO confirmed that the nose gear was not down. PIC landed the aircraft on the main gear, which were down and locked. He shut down both engines just prior to touchdown, avoiding sudden stoppage to the engines at touchdown. Damage to the aircraft was minimal, but both propellers were substantially damaged. Aircraft fuselage damage was confined to skin damage to the nose of the aircraft. The ELT did not activate. No further action taken.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DIXON, WY (9U4) FOR SHORT LOCAL AREA SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. AFTER THE TAKEOFF, PIC HEARD A "POP", MADE A COUPLE OF PASSES OVER THE AIRPORT. PIC SAW HIS BROTHER, WHO WAS ON THE GROUND, SIGNAL THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. PIC WAS UNABLE TO GET THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND DECIDED TO LAND AT HDN DUE TO THEIR EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AVAILABILITY. PIC RADIOED TO THE HDN FBO TO CHECK HIS LANDING GEAR WHEN HE DID A FLY-BY. FBO CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE MAIN GEAR, WHICH WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. HE SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, AVOIDING SUDDEN STOPPAGE TO THE ENGINES AT TOUCHDOWN. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINIMAL, BUT BOTH PROPELLERS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO SKIN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN.