19991008034219I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310P · Mason, MI · October 8, 1999

Date: October 8, 1999 · 09:30 local
Place: Mason, MI
Airport: Mason Jewett Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: XG9A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5768M
Reported as: Cessna 310P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,085 total76 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

N5768MRegistered now · Cessna 310PS/N 310P0068 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 310P Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During t/o, pilot heard a loud "bang" noise during gear retraction. Visual ck, using ext mirrors shows nose gear partially retracted (transit)and mains up. Gear down was selected and only main greens came on (verified by ext mirrors). Tried emerg ext, but syst "jammed". Landed on mains with damage to the nose gear doors and brackets, nose gear fwd door, fuseloge nose cone, pitot tube and both props.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING T/O, PILOT HEARD A LOUD "BANG" NOISE DURING GEAR RETRACTION. VISUAL CK, USING EXT MIRRORS SHOWS NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED (TRANSIT)AND MAINS UP. GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED AND ONLY MAIN GREENS CAME ON (VERIFIED BY EXT MIRRORS). TRIED EMERG EXT, BUT SYST "JAMMED". LANDED ON MAINS WITH DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND BRACKETS, NOSE GEAR FWD DOOR, FUSELOGE NOSE CONE, PITOT TUBE AND BOTH PROPS.