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FAA incident report · Cessna 310J · Okeechobee, FL · March 19, 2001

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Date
March 19, 2001 · 16:00 local
Place
Okeechobee, FL
Airport
Okeechobee County Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N63GG
Reported as
Cessna 310J
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total2,600 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N63GGRegistration cancelled Sep 7, 2017 · Cessna 310JS/N 310J0152Airframe modelCessna 310J

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What happened

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(-23) On March 19, 2001, at 1600 local, the pilot while taking off from the Okeechobee airport, Okeechobee, Florida, felt the nose gear of the Cessna 310J, N63GG, shimmying. He stated that when he pulled back on the elevators and reduced power to idle, the shimmying subsided. When the pilot momentarily applied the brakes the nose gear collapsed forward causing damage to the nose wheelwell,doors and props. The pilot stated that earlier in the afternoon around 1430, he pulled around the refueling pumps and while doing so made a hard left turn to position the a/c near the pumps. He stated that he might have turned the a/c too hard. The maintenance log books were not onboard to review if any repairs had been accomplished to the nose gear. However, the pilot stated that there were no discrepancies logged concerning the nose gear system. On April 3, 2001 telephone conversation revealed the following: the pilot stated that the shimmy damper might have been damaged when he made the hard turn to position the a/c near the refueling pumps. He stated that the rod on the damper was bent and the oil had been depleted from the housing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 19, 2001, AT 1600 LOCAL, THE PILOT WHILE TAKING OFF FROM THE OKEECHOBEE AIRPORT, OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, FELT THE NOSE GEAR OF THE CESSNA 310J, N63GG, SHIMMYING. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE PULLED BACK ON THE ELEVATORS AND REDUCED POWER TO IDLE, THE SHIMMYING SUBSIDED.WHEN THE PILOT MOMENTARILY APPLIED THE BRAKES THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FORWARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEELWELL,DOORS AND PROPS. THE PILOT STATED THAT EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 1430, HE PULLED AROUND THE REFUELING PUMPS AND WHILE DOING SO MADE A HARD LEFT TURN TO POSITION THE A/C NEAR THE PUMPS. HE STATED THAT HE MIGHT HAVE TURNED THE A/C TOO HARD. THE MAINTENANCE LOG BOOKS WERE NOT ONBOARD TO REVIEW IF ANY REPAIRS HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED TO THE NOSE GEAR. HOWEVER, THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO DISCREPANCIES LOGGED CONCERNING THE NOSE GEAR SYSTEM. ON APRIL 3, 2001 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: THE PILOT STATED THAT THE SHIMMY DAMPER MIGHT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED WHEN HE MADE THE HARD TURN TO POSITION THE A/C NEAR THE REFUELING PUMPS. HE STATED THAT THE ROD ON THE DAMPER WAS BENT AND THE OIL HAD BEEN DEPLETED FROM THE HOUSING.

Other reports on N63GG · 1

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

Incident 20100111025849ITakeoff: Climb Out · Greenville, MEOn takeoff shortly after rotation, the pilot detected an engine abnormality. He elected to land straight ahead with the wheels up on the snow and ice covered runway rather than attempt a pattern on one engine from ground effect at or below blue line.Jan 11, 2010 · Minor damage