# Incident 19990806027169I: Cessna 310D, Ottumwa, IA, August 6, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Ottumwa, IA
- Airport: Ottumwa Industrial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0223° N, 92.4233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ottumwa, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0223&lon=-92.4233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6827T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6827T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310D (registry code 2074212, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990806027169I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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 20220112000469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220112000469I), Jan 12, 2022: Cessna 310D (N6827T), Albion, NE, Minor damage. Contacted [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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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