# Accident 20000207008229A: Cessna 310L, Flagstaff, AZ, February 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2905° N, 111.3193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2905&lon=-111.3193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N867MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N867MF-2001-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,325 total, 702 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000207008229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE RETRACTING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF, PIC HEARD STRANGE NOISE. APPROACH INTO FLG. GEARDOWN, NO NOSE GEAR LIGHT BUT MAINS DOWN. PERFORMED LOW APPROACH, FLG TOWER VERIFIED NOSE GEAR HANGING @45 DEGREES. EXECUTED GEAR UP LANDING. INSPECTION OF A/C REVEALED THAT EYELET OF THE RETRACTION ROD HAD SHEARED. (.4) ON FEBRUARY 7, 2000, AT 1200 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 310L, N867MF, EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL GEAR UP LANDING AT FLAGSTAFF PULLIAM AIRPORT, FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BY THE PILOT/OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, DENVER, COLORADO, AT 0820 ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, AFTER HE HAD LOWERED THE GEAR HANDLE, THE GREEN NOSE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. HE RADIOED THE TOWER OPERATOR AND ASKED FOR A LOW APPROACH SO THAT THE OPERATOR COULD MAKE A VISUAL CHECK OF                                                                      THE GEAR. AFTER THE APPROACH, HE WAS TOLD THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT VISIBLE. HE REQUESTED PERMISSION TO CONTINUE IN THE PATTERN SO THAT HE COULD TRY CYCLING THE GEAR. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS; HOWEVER, HE WAS STILL HAD NOT GOTTEN A GREEN LIGHT. FOLLOWING THE THIRD ATTEMPT HE REQUESTED ANOTHER LOW APPROACH, BUT WAS AGAIN TOLD THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS STILL NOT VISIBLE. HE THEN RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE AND TOLD THE TOWER OPERATOR THAT HE INTENDED TO MAKE A GEAR UP LANDING. THE RUNWAY WAS FOAMED AND THE PILOT LANDED GEAR-UP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION BY FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS REVEALED A FRACTURE ACROSS THE EYELET OF THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTION ROD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX00LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA253), Feb 7, 2000: Cessna 310L (N867MF), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the fracture across the eyelet of the nose gear retraction rod, which prevented the extension of the nose gear.

## Other reports on N867MF (1)

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

- [Incident 19790616022729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790616022729I), Jun 16, 1979: Cessna 310L (N867MF), Potosi, MO. Pilot could not override or disengage yaw portion of auto pilot. Rudder pedal broke during attempt. Landed safely

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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