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FAA incident report · Cessna 310G · Wichita, KS · December 29, 2000

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Date
December 29, 2000 · 21:56 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N30T
Reported as
Cessna 310G
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total300 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N30TRegistered now · Cessna 310GS/N 310G-0031 · Built 1962Airframe modelCessna 310GEngine modelContinental IO-470-DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) At 02:53Z on December 28, 2000 the pilot of N30T was landing on runway 1R at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, KS after an IFR flight from springfield, MO. With two passengers onboard. Upon touching down on the runway the pilot recognized that the landing gear of the CE-310 had not been extended prior to arrival. The pilot stated he had misidentified the transponder green light for the green down indicator of the landing gear system.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 02:53Z ON DECEMBER 28, 2000 THE PILOT OF N30T WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 1R AT WICHITA MID-CONTINENT AIRPORT, WICHITA, KS AFTER AN IFR FLIGHT FROM SPRINGFIELD, MO. WITH TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD. UPON TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY THE PILOT RECOGNIZED THAT THE LANDING GEAR OF THE CE-310 HAD NOT BEEN EXTENDED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD MISIDENTIFIED THE TRANSPONDER GREEN LIGHT FOR THE GREEN DOWN INDICATOR OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.