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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310K · Santa Barbara, CA · October 25, 2001

Date: October 25, 2001 · 07:30 local
Place: Santa Barbara, CA
Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7043L
Reported as: Cessna 310K
Reported engine: Continental IO470V
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total600 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N7043LRegistration cancelled Apr 3, 2020 · Cessna 310KS/N 310K0143 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 310K Engine modelContinental I0-470 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) Pilot keith allen rahn certificate number 568680689, in a written statement stated that he landed on 10/25/01 at about 0730 at sba. Within 1 or 2 seconds after landing the nose gear retracted and the aircraft stopped. The three occupants exited. No one was injured and there were no fatalities. Also, there was no damage to any other property. The nose gear extension mechanism malfunctioned and as a result the nose gear did not stay in extended position. The nose gear extension mechanism was disconnected and the nose gear extended and was held in the fixed extended position. On 10/29/2001, I visited sba and found both LH and RH prop blades were bent backwards. The nose gear and its doors were found to be damaged. The nose cone and pitot tube were found to be damaged. The rest of the plane appeared to be ok. On 11/14/01 at sba the aircraft maintenance logbooks were inspected and were found to be current.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT KEITH ALLEN RAHN CERTIFICATE NUMBER 568680689, IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON 10/25/01 AT ABOUT 0730 AT SBA. WITHIN 1 OR 2 SECONDS AFTER LANDING THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED. THE THREE OCCUPANTS EXITED. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THERE WERE NO FATALITIES. ALSO, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER PROPERTY. THE NOSE GEAR EXTENSION MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED AND AS A RESULT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT STAY IN EXTENDED POSITION. THE NOSE GEAR EXTENSION MECHANISM WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED AND WAS HELD IN THE FIXED EXTENDED POSITION. ON 10/29/2001, I VISITED SBA AND FOUND BOTH LH AND RH PROP BLADES WERE BENT BACKWARDS. THE NOSE GEAR AND ITS DOORS WERE FOUND TO BE DAMAGED. THE NOSE CONE AND PITOT TUBE WERE FOUND TO BE DAMAGED. THE REST OF THE PLANE APPEARED TO BE OK. ON 11/14/01 AT SBA THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS WERE INSPECTED AND WERE FOUND TO BE CURRENT.