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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310 · Denver, CO · April 17, 1997

Date: April 17, 1997 · 19:40 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Centennial Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5232A
Reported as: Cessna 310
Reported engine: Continental O470L
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,531 total1,268 in this make and model137 in the last 90 days

N5232ARegistration cancelled May 15, 2015 · Cessna 310S/N 35432 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 310 Engine 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: Mr. Rhodes experienced an unsafe gear indication after departing apa enroute to cys, he attempted an emergency gear extension then executed a flyby and apa atlt advised him that the nose gear appeared only partially extended. Mr. Rhodes landed the C-310 on runway 35R and the nose gear collapsed on rollout. An inspection revealed the cause of the malfunction to be failure of the landing gear actuator mechanism intermediate gear drive tube assembly. M or d report submitted, damage to the aircraft was minor and the pilot and aircraft were found to be in compliance. No further action.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MR. RHODES EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION AFTER DEPARTING APA ENROUTE TO CYS, HE ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION THEN EXECUTED A FLYBY AND APA ATLT ADVISED HIM THAT THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED. MR. RHODES LANDED THE C-310 ON RUNWAY 35R AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION TO BE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR MECHANISM INTERMEDIATE GEAR DRIVE TUBE ASSEMBLY. M OR D REPORT SUBMITTED, DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR AND THE PILOT AND AIRCRAFT WERE FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. NO FURTHER ACTION.