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FAA accident report · Cessna 310R · Cahokia, IL · February 2, 2001

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Date
February 2, 2001 · 16:08 local
Place
Cahokia, IL
Airport
St Louis Downtown-Parks Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4249C
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI01LA079
Reported as
Cessna 310R
N4249CRegistration cancelled Nov 2, 2006 · Cessna 310RS/N 310R1380 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 310REngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)On February 2, 2001, Mr. Terek schultz (PIC instructor) and Mr. Brian moore (SIC, student) were flying an initial twin engine training flight for Mr. Moore . After completing the initial lesson in the practice area they decided to come back to perform a couple of touch and go's. the landing gear had been cycled twice during this flight training and no problems were noted. Prior to the intial touchdown the three down and locked alnding gear lights were verified. Upon initial touchdown the left hand landing gear began to collapse and the student and instructor proceeded with a go-around. Once safely in the air they flew by the tower and the tower indicated that it looked like all three gears were down with the three landing gear lights indicating that the gear was down and locked. A second attempt was made to land the aircraft and the l/h landing gear again began to collapse which resulted in the propeller striking the runway, the student and instructor proceeded with another go-around. After the second attempt to land they retracted the landing gear and decided to do a gear up landing but were told by the tower that the l/h gear was hanging down so they decided to put the landing gear down and prepared for a collapsing gear. Prior to touchdown this was the first indication that the l/h gear was not down and locked. Upon touchdown the l/h main landing gear collapsed as it did on the first two attempts. After the l/h wing impacted the runway the a/c slid off the left side of the runway and impacted a runway light, which caused major structural damage to the lower side of the l/h horizontal stabilizer. The a/c slid to a stop in the grass. No injuries resulted due to this accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON FEBRUARY 2, 2001, MR. TEREK SCHULTZ (PIC INSTRUCTOR) AND MR. BRIAN MOORE (SIC, STUDENT) WERE FLYING AN INITIAL TWIN ENGINE TRAINING FLIGHT FOR MR. MOORE . AFTER COMPLETING THE INITIAL LESSON IN THE PRACTICE AREA THEY DECIDED TO COME BACK TO PERFORM A COUPLE OF TOUCH AND GO'S. THE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN CYCLED TWICE DURING THIS FLIGHT TRAINING AND NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. PRIOR TO THE INTIAL TOUCHDOWN THE THREE DOWN AND LOCKED ALNDING GEAR LIGHTS WERE VERIFIED. UPON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO COLLAPSE AND THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR PROCEEDED WITH A GO-AROUND. ONCE SAFELY IN THE AIR THEY FLEW BY THE TOWER AND THE TOWER INDICATED THAT IT LOOKED LIKE ALL THREE GEARS WERE DOWN WITH THE THREE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS INDICATING THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. A SECOND ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AND THE L/H LANDING GEAR AGAIN BEGAN TO COLLAPSE WHICH RESULTED IN THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY, THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR PROCEEDED WITH ANOTHER GO-AROUND. AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND THEY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND DECIDED TO DO A GEAR UP LANDING BUT WERE TOLD BY THE TOWER THAT THE L/H GEAR WAS HANGING DOWN SO THEY DECIDED TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND PREPARED FOR A COLLAPSING GEAR. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THIS WAS THE FIRST INDICATION THAT THE L/H GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE L/H MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS IT DID ON THE FIRST TWO ATTEMPTS. AFTER THE L/H WING IMPACTED THE RUNWAY THE A/C SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT, WHICH CAUSED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER SIDE OF THE L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE A/C SLID TO A STOP IN THE GRASS. NO INJURIES RESULTED DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI01LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCahokia, ILThe collapse of the left main landing gear during landing roll for undetermined reasons.Feb 2, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4249C · 3

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

Incident 20000512021829ILevel Off Touchdown · Cahokia, IL(-23) On may 12, 2000, [privacy data omitted] (PIC) was flying with [privacy data omitted] (SIC) on a local training flight practicing touch and go's. on the 5th touch and go, with flaps in the up position and a direct crosswind, the r/h main landing gear…May 12, 2000 · Minor damageAccident 19980627018209ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Cahokia, ILAcft right gear collapsed as a result of a hard landing, aft sustained substantial damage. (-23) see narrative #CHI98LA282Jun 27, 1998 · Substantial damageIncident 19940129003119IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Cahokia, ILNarrative: student was taxiing the aircraft on "bravo" taxiway for takeoff at runway 30L. Student attempted to apply brakes to slow the aircraft for a right turn to the engine run up area for runway 30L. Student announced that there were no brakes and the…Jan 29, 1994 · Minor damage