19990806027169I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310D · Ottumwa, IA · August 6, 1999

Date: August 6, 1999 · 16:00 local
Place: Ottumwa, IA
Airport: Ottumwa Industrial
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6827T
Reported as: Cessna 310D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N6827TRegistered now · Cessna 310DS/N 39127 Airframe modelCessna 310D 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.

(-23) After take off, Mr. Struck tried to raise the landing gear. During this process, both pilots heard a noise, that one called a loud pop. The instructor, Mr. Keeley paris said he could see a problem with the nose gear by looking in the mirror located on the left wing. After a fly by, personnel from Ottumwa flying service confirmed the nose gear was not locked in the up or down position. Mr. Keeley tried the emergency procedure, using the hand crank; he also tried a dive pull out, but neither was successful. Mr. Keeley then landed next to runway 13 on the grass on the main landing gear and as the air speed dissipated, allowed the nose to settle on the ground, causing minimal damage. Mr. Mike johnson, an aircraft mechanic at Ottumwa flying service has determined the nose gear retract rod was broke; that is the part that moves the nose gear up or down. This incident is considered closed with this report. Incident #ICE0119990043

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER TAKE OFF, MR. STRUCK TRIED TO RAISE THE LANDING GEAR. DURING THIS PROCESS, BOTH PILOTS HEARD A NOISE, THAT ONE CALLED A LOUD POP. THE INSTRUCTOR, MR. KEELEY PARIS SAID HE COULD SEE A PROBLEM WITH THE NOSE GEAR BY LOOKING IN THE MIRROR LOCATED ON THE LEFT WING. AFTER A FLY BY, PERSONNEL FROM OTTUMWA FLYING SERVICE CONFIRMED THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED IN THE UP OR DOWN POSITION. MR. KEELEY TRIED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, USING THE HAND CRANK; HE ALSO TRIED A DIVE PULL OUT, BUT NEITHER WAS SUCCESSFUL. MR. KEELEY THEN LANDED NEXT TO RUNWAY 13 ON THE GRASS ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND AS THE AIR SPEED DISSIPATED, ALLOWED THE NOSE TO SETTLE ON THE GROUND, CAUSING MINIMAL DAMAGE. MR. MIKE JOHNSON, AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AT OTTUMWA FLYING SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT ROD WAS BROKE; THAT IS THE PART THAT MOVES THE NOSE GEAR UP OR DOWN. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. INCIDENT #ICE0119990043

Other reports on N6827T · 1

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

Incident 20220112000469ITakeoff: Climb Out · Albion, NEContacted [privacy data omitted]pilot of N6827T. The pilot took off on a pleasure flight. During landing gear retraction he heard an unusual noise come from under the floorboards in the nose gear area. The landing gear indicator did not indicate gear uplock.…Jan 12, 2022 · Minor damage