19990216001399I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310F · Livermore, CA · February 16, 1999

Date: February 16, 1999 · 18:00 local
Place: Livermore, CA
Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5833X
Reported as: Cessna 310F
Reported engine: Continental IO470D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total800 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5833XRegistered now · Cessna 310FS/N 310-0133 Airframe modelCessna 310F 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.

Acft landed gear up. The statement received from Mr. Chase of the events is as follows: after returning from a trip to another airport, he entered the pattern at livermoreat a rt base for landing. The pattern was very busy and he did not check for a green light indicating that the gear was fully extended. He only remembers putting the gear handle in the down position. After the landing, which was with the gear up, he noticed that the gear handle was indeed in the correct down position but the gear circuit breaker had popped not allowing the gear to extend. In speaking with the ground crew who removed the acft from the runway Mr. Chase's stroy of the popped circuit breaker was confirmed.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LANDED GEAR UP. THE STATEMENT RECEIVED FROM MR. CHASE OF THE EVENTS IS AS FOLLOWS: AFTER RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO ANOTHER AIRPORT, HE ENTERED THE PATTERN AT LIVERMOREAT A RT BASE FOR LANDING. THE PATTERN WAS VERY BUSY AND HE DID NOT CHECK FOR A GREEN LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED. HE ONLY REMEMBERS PUTTING THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER THE LANDING, WHICH WAS WITH THE GEAR UP, HE NOTICED THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS INDEED IN THE CORRECT DOWN POSITION BUT THE GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED NOT ALLOWING THE GEAR TO EXTEND. IN SPEAKING WITH THE GROUND CREW WHO REMOVED THE ACFT FROM THE RUNWAY MR. CHASE'S STROY OF THE POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS CONFIRMED.