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FAA incident report · Cessna 310Q · Belleville, IL · June 14, 1999

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Date
June 14, 1999 · 10:45 local
Place
Belleville, IL
Airport
Scott Afb/Midamerica Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6258Q
Reported as
Cessna 310Q
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,760 total45 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Crew heard a loud "bang" in th nose area of the acft on take-off and noticed an unsafe gear indication, it was verified by the tower that the nose gear was not completely retracted, the crew performed emergency procedures and burned off fuel, landed on the main landing gear, and came to rest on its nose, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) on takeoff pilot heard loud bank from nose area of aircraft. Subsequent to that indication that something was wrong, pilot notice an unsafe gear indication in cockpit. Pilot continued to fly the aircraft so that the tower could verify unsafe gear indication. Tower confirmed nose gear was not fully retracted. Pilot performed emergency procedures and flew the aircraft for an additional 2.5 hrs. (Approximately) to burn off extra fuel to minimize potential fire problem at landing. Pilot elected to ferry the aircraft to mid-america airport, mascoutah, IL where adequate runway and airport operations could better handle emergency landing with an unsafe nose gear indication. Upon landing, aircraft landed on its main gear slowly coming to rest on the nose of the aircraft. Damage occurred to both engine propellers and the underside of the nose on the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

CREW HEARD A LOUD "BANG" IN TH NOSE AREA OF THE ACFT ON TAKE-OFF AND NOTICED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION, IT WAS VERIFIED BY THE TOWER THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT COMPLETELY RETRACTED, THE CREW PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND BURNED OFF FUEL, LANDED ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON TAKEOFF PILOT HEARD LOUD BANK FROM NOSE AREA OF AIRCRAFT. SUBSEQUENT TO THAT INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG, PILOT NOTICE AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION IN COCKPIT. PILOT CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT SO THAT THE TOWER COULD VERIFY UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. TOWER CONFIRMED NOSE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY RETRACTED. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2.5 HRS. (APPROXIMATELY) TO BURN OFF EXTRA FUEL TO MINIMIZE POTENTIAL FIRE PROBLEM AT LANDING. PILOT ELECTED TO FERRY THE AIRCRAFT TO MID-AMERICA AIRPORT, MASCOUTAH, IL WHERE ADEQUATE RUNWAY AND AIRPORT OPERATIONS COULD BETTER HANDLE EMERGENCY LANDING WITH AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. UPON LANDING, AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS MAIN GEAR SLOWLY COMING TO REST ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO BOTH ENGINE PROPELLERS AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE NOSE ON THE AIRCRAFT.