20010113000849I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310L · Phoenix, AZ · January 13, 2001

Date
January 13, 2001 · 13:51 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3289X
Reported as
Cessna 310L
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,658 total1,026 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot noticed l/g lite malfunction during landing phase @dvt. All three (3) gears visually appeared down and locked. Pilot t/dn @dvt and kept nose off ground until approx. 20 mph grd. Speed. When n/l gear finally touched down, it collapsed. A/c slid on nose causing minor damage to airframe and "curled" both prop tips (BOTTOM2 of EAZZ0 as engines were shut down prior to landing, in anticipation of l/g collapsing. No injuries and no fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT NOTICED L/G LITE MALFUNCTION DURING LANDING PHASE @DVT. ALL THREE (3) GEARS VISUALLY APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT T/DN @DVT AND KEPT NOSE OFF GROUND UNTIL APPROX. 20 MPH GRD. SPEED. WHEN N/L GEAR FINALLY TOUCHED DOWN, IT COLLAPSED. A/C SLID ON NOSE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME AND "CURLED" BOTH PROP TIPS (BOTTOM2 OF EAZZ0 AS ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING, IN ANTICIPATION OF L/G COLLAPSING. NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE.

Other reports on N3289X · 1

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