19990731010209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310N · Minneapolis, MN · July 31, 1999

Date: July 31, 1999 · 11:00 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N310DE
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI99LA265
Reported as: Cessna 310N
Reported engine: Continental IO470VO
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N310DERegistration cancelled Jan 27, 2003 · Cessna 310NS/N 310N-0182 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 310N 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.

Upon landing rw 27L, main gear collapsed. (.19) on July 31, 1999, at 1050 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna 310N, N310DE, experienced a left main gear collapse while landing on runway 27 at the Flying Cloud Airport, eden prairie, Minnesota. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The local flight originated from the Flying Cloud Airport, at 1000 CDT. (-23)left main gear collapsed on landing. Aircraft slid left off runway-hit runway sign and stopped.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING RW 27L, MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. (.19) ON JULY 31, 1999, AT 1050 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A CESSNA 310N, N310DE, EXPERIENCED A LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT THE FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT, EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT, AT 1000 CDT. (-23)LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT SLID LEFT OFF RUNWAY-HIT RUNWAY SIGN AND STOPPED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI99LA265Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEden Prairie, MNmaintenance personnel installed washers which were not large enough in diameter to prevent the retraction/extension scissors links from separating from each other.Jul 31, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N310DE · 1

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

Incident 19910810040589ILevel Off Touchdown · Keokuk, IAAppears that the pilot did not lower gear soon enough before aircraft touch down. Gear only partially extended.Aug 10, 1991 · Minor damage