# Incident 20010319006609I: Cessna 310J, Okeechobee, FL, March 19, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2001, 16:00 local time
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Airport: Okeechobee County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2666° N, 80.8504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OKEECHOBEE COUNTY (OBE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2666&lon=-80.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63GG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63GG-2017-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310J (registry code 2074226, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010319006609I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20100111025849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100111025849I), Jan 11, 2010: Cessna 310J (N63GG), Greenville, ME, Minor damage. On 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…

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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