19970809025869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310I · Mesa, AZ · August 9, 1997

Date
August 9, 1997 · 12:30 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
A3XA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8139M
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97LA277
Reported as
Cessna 310I
Reported engine
Continental IO470U
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,323 total300 in this make and model99 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Unsafe gear. Unable lockdown. Right main folded landing. Upper side link broke. Push pull tube bent. Attach broke.

As the FAA filed it

UNSAFE GEAR. UNABLE LOCKDOWN. RIGHT MAIN FOLDED LANDING. UPPER SIDE LINK BROKE. PUSH PULL TUBE BENT. ATTACH BROKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.