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FAA incident report · Cessna T310R · Harrisburg, PA · August 2, 1998

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Date
August 2, 1998 · 15:50 local
Place
Harrisburg, PA
Airport
Capital City
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N310HD
Reported as
Cessna T310R
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total300 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N310HDRegistered now · Cessna T310RS/N 310R0519 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna T310REngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On August 2, 1998 at 1550 hours (local), a Cessna-310, N310HD, registered to tri county aircraft leasing corp. landed at Capital City Airport(exy) with a unsafe gear indication. After having the tower to check to see if the gear was down, the tower said the gear was down but could not say if it was locked, the aircraft landed on runway 8, without incident, and then taxied to Harrisburg jet center. Inspection revealed that the tab had broken off the mico switch on the landing gear which indicated gear unsafe. The aircraft received no damage and the pilot and passenger escaped injuries. Visual meteoroloical conditions prevailed at the time. M & d report to follow. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 2, 1998 AT 1550 HOURS (LOCAL), A CESSNA-310, N310HD, REGISTERED TO TRI COUNTY AIRCRAFT LEASING CORP. LANDED AT CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT(EXY) WITH A UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. AFTER HAVING THE TOWER TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE GEAR WAS DOWN, THE TOWER SAID THE GEAR WAS DOWN BUT COULD NOT SAY IF IT WAS LOCKED, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 8, WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND THEN TAXIED TO HARRISBURG JET CENTER. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE TAB HAD BROKEN OFF THE MICO SWITCH ON THE LANDING GEAR WHICH INDICATED GEAR UNSAFE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ESCAPED INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. M & D REPORT TO FOLLOW. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.