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FAA incident report · Cessna 310K · Forest City, IA · September 1, 1998

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Date
September 1, 1998 · 12:30 local
Place
Forest City, IA
Airport
Forest City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6992L
Reported as
Cessna 310K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total1,000 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N6992LRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2000 · Cessna 310KS/N 310K0092Airframe modelCessna 310K

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What happened

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After departing Forest City, IA, airport, pilot noted unsafe gear indication and decided to return to airport. He excuted appropiate emergency procedures with negative results. Landing was executed with both propellers in feather position. Upon touchdown, nose gear collaped causing minor damage to the aircraft. Investigation disclosed that nose gear centering mechanism faield thus failing to center the nose gear before retraction, causing the retraction system to jam and resulting in gear failure.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER DEPARTING FOREST CITY, IA, AIRPORT, PILOT NOTED UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. HE EXCUTED APPROPIATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. LANDING WAS EXECUTED WITH BOTH PROPELLERS IN FEATHER POSITION. UPON TOUCHDOWN, NOSE GEAR COLLAPED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT NOSE GEAR CENTERING MECHANISM FAIELD THUS FAILING TO CENTER THE NOSE GEAR BEFORE RETRACTION, CAUSING THE RETRACTION SYSTEM TO JAM AND RESULTING IN GEAR FAILURE.