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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310L · Kansas City, MO · February 25, 1997

Date: February 25, 1997 · 19:34 local
Place: Kansas City, MO
Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3285X
Reported as: Cessna 310L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 339 total60 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N3285XRegistration cancelled Jan 19, 2000 · Cessna 310LS/N 310L-0135 Airframe modelCessna 310L

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: during a normal approach, pilot selected gear down and failed to get a green light on the nose gear. Pilot recycled the gear, and attempted emergency extension procedures without success. Pilot made a "fly-by" past the control tower and they reported the nose gear appeared to be trailing. Pilot elected to land with main gear down and locked. Post incident investigation revealed the push pull tube (Cessna part #0842121-1) to the nose gear had broken, which disconnected the entire nose gear linkage system from the gear motor. Time since inspection: 5 hours. Gear cycles since inspection: 8 cycles. M/d report submitted on 02/27/97. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING A NORMAL APPROACH, PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND FAILED TO GET A GREEN LIGHT ON THE NOSE GEAR. PILOT RECYCLED THE GEAR, AND ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES WITHOUT SUCCESS. PILOT MADE A "FLY-BY" PAST THE CONTROL TOWER AND THEY REPORTED THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE TRAILING. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITH MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PUSH PULL TUBE (CESSNA PART #0842121-1) TO THE NOSE GEAR HAD BROKEN, WHICH DISCONNECTED THE ENTIRE NOSE GEAR LINKAGE SYSTEM FROM THE GEAR MOTOR. TIME SINCE INSPECTION: 5 HOURS. GEAR CYCLES SINCE INSPECTION: 8 CYCLES. M/D REPORT SUBMITTED ON 02/27/97. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.