# Incident 20021108030989I: Cessna 310D, Wellington, FL, November 8, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wellington, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6587° N, 80.2414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellington, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6587&lon=-80.2414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6744T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6744T-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310D (registry code 2074212, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021108030989I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATEMENT: AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 EST ON 8 NOVEMBER 2002, I WAS RETURNING TO MY HOME BASE AT WELLINGTON AERO CLUB, FL. THE WEATHER WAS VFR, WITH SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUDS AT ABOUT 3000 FT MSL AND MORE THAN 10 MILES VISIBILITY. I HAD TWO PASSENGERS, JAMES F. MILLER III, MY SON, AND HIS FRIEND ROBERT DUMONT. WE APPROACHED THE WELLINGTON AERO CLUB AIRPORT, WHICH HAS A 4000 FT X 100 FT SOD RUNWAY WITH DIRECTIONS OF 15 AND 33. THERE WAS A CROSS WIND OF 10-15 MPH FROM THE EAST. I ELECTED TO LAND TO THE SOUTHEAST ON RUNWAY 15. ON A LEFT DOWNWIND LEG TO 15, I PERFORMED A "BEFORE LANDING CHECK LIST" AND EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. I OBSERVED A GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHT, CONFIRMED BY MIRRORS AND BY THE SILENCE OF THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN, THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD EXTENDED NORMALLY. THE TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 15 WAS ON THE CENTER LINE, SMOOTH AND AT THE RECOMMENDED SPEED. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, I FELT A STRONG TENDENCY OF THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. I APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE AND I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET. AS THE SPEED DECREASED THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT LONGER BE KEPT ON THE RUNWAY AND AT A SLOW SPEED, IT TURNED RIGHT 90 DEGREES AND STOPPED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY WE RAISED THE AIRCRAFT WITH AIRBAGS, EXTENDED AND BLOCKED THE LANDING GEAR AND TOWED IT TO ITS HANGAR. UNTIL FURTHER INSPECTION, WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. PROPERTY DAMAGE: MINIMAL - 4 RUNWAY LIGHTS. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: TO BE DETERMINED.

## Other reports on N6744T (3)

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

- [Accident 20000314039889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000314039889A), Mar 14, 2000: Cessna 310D (N6744T), Savoonga, AK, No damage. (-23)Stuart twr cleared N6744T for right base rwy 07 when it was approx. 7 mi. South of apt. As it was initiating turn to final, wing tip collided with wing…
- [Incident 19950118005329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950118005329I), Jan 18, 1995: Cessna 310D (N6744T), Cocoa Beach, FL. Narrative: on January 18, 1995, at approximately 1530 EST N8744T a Cessna 310 landed at Patrick Afb without having obtained a landing clearance. The incident…
- [Incident 19900908059429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900908059429I), Sep 8, 1990: Cessna 310D (N6744T), Sylvania, GA, Minor damage. Unable to get gear retracted safe light. Made a nose gear up landing. Push tube rod was bent and kinked.

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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