19990124039239I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310L · Atlanta, GA · January 24, 1999

Date: January 24, 1999 · 18:40 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Airport: Fulton County Airport-Brown Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N73NR
Reported as: Cessna 310L
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total500 in this make and model67 in the last 90 days

N73NRRegistration cancelled Mar 12, 2009 · Cessna 310LS/N 310L-0112 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 310L Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

After takeoff, as gear was being retracted, a loud popping noise heard from nose area. The pilot extended the gear. The nose gear did not fully extend. Aircraft was landed without nose gear down and locked. Pilot did excellent job of keeping acft on main gear until speed was low enough to prevent serious damamge to aircraft when nose dropped.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TAKEOFF, AS GEAR WAS BEING RETRACTED, A LOUD POPPING NOISE HEARD FROM NOSE AREA. THE PILOT EXTENDED THE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT DID EXCELLENT JOB OF KEEPING ACFT ON MAIN GEAR UNTIL SPEED WAS LOW ENOUGH TO PREVENT SERIOUS DAMAMGE TO AIRCRAFT WHEN NOSE DROPPED.

Other reports on N73NR · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20020915024339AAtlanta, GA(-23) Investigation into the accident of a Cessna 310L, registration number N73NR, reveals that the pilot-in-command, julie smith, was at the controls while conducting a vor/gps approach to runway 27. When she broke out of the clouds the aircraft was high,…Sep 15, 2002 · Substantial damage