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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310K · Ft Lauderdale, FL · April 2, 2002

Date: April 2, 2002 · 20:50 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N473S
Reported as: Cessna 310K
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,000 total420 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N473SRegistered now · Cessna 310KS/N 310K0131 · 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) On April 1, 2002, at 20:50 hours Cessna 310, N473S, landed at fort Lauderdale executive airport, with the landing gear in the retracted position. The pilot had extended the flaps and thought that he had lowered the gear. As he closed the throttles and flared for landing he heard the gear horn and heard metal striking the runway. He pulled the mixtures and slid down the centerline of the runway. The aircraft sustained minor damage and pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 1, 2002, AT 20:50 HOURS CESSNA 310, N473S, LANDED AT FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE PILOT HAD EXTENDED THE FLAPS AND THOUGHT THAT HE HAD LOWERED THE GEAR. AS HE CLOSED THE THROTTLES AND FLARED FOR LANDING HE HEARD THE GEAR HORN AND HEARD METAL STRIKING THE RUNWAY. HE PULLED THE MIXTURES AND SLID DOWN THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

Other reports on N473S · 1

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

Incident 19920428034439IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Ft Lauderdale, FLUnable to extend nose gear. Shut both engines down and landed nose gear up.Apr 28, 1992 · Minor damage