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FAA incident report · Cessna 310J · Ft Lauderdale, FL · May 20, 1999

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Date
May 20, 1999 · 14:00 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
XVQA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3131L
Reported as
Cessna 310J
Reported engine
Continental IO520E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,150 total200 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On may 20, 1999, about 1400 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310, N3131L, registerd to execstar avition inc. as a title 14 CFR part 135 nonscheduled on demand operator made a landing at fxe with the left main landing gear not in the down locked position. The flight had originated from fxe enroute to fll. After takeoff from fxe the pilot reported hearing a popping sound, but all systems looked normal. While on approach to fll he lowered the landing gear and noted that he did not have a green light indication he made a low approach by fll and a controller stated that thez left gear was down but did not appear to be locked. The pilot decided tot return to fxe for landing. While enroute he tried everything possible to lock the left main landing gear but with no success. The pilot landed on runway 13 at fxe upon landin the left landing gear collapsed causing minor damage to the aircraft. The pilot reported no injuries. Post incident investigation disclosed that rod end assembly on hte landing gear up-lock assembly broke in half. P/n 0841000-58. Investigation continues on the cause of the failure of the rod assembly.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 20, 1999, ABOUT 1400 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 310, N3131L, REGISTERD TO EXECSTAR AVITION INC. AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 135 NONSCHEDULED ON DEMAND OPERATOR MADE A LANDING AT FXE WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR NOT IN THE DOWN LOCKED POSITION. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM FXE ENROUTE TO FLL. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FXE THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A POPPING SOUND, BUT ALL SYSTEMS LOOKED NORMAL. WHILE ON APPROACH TO FLL HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND NOTED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A GREEN LIGHT INDICATION HE MADE A LOW APPROACH BY FLL AND A CONTROLLER STATED THAT THEZ LEFT GEAR WAS DOWN BUT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE LOCKED. THE PILOT DECIDED TOT RETURN TO FXE FOR LANDING. WHILE ENROUTE HE TRIED EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO LOCK THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 13 AT FXE UPON LANDIN THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT ROD END ASSEMBLY ON HTE LANDING GEAR UP-LOCK ASSEMBLY BROKE IN HALF. P/N 0841000-58. INVESTIGATION CONTINUES ON THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE ROD ASSEMBLY.