34.0158° N, 118.4513° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
November 8, 2002 · 07:57 local
Place
Santa Monica, CA
Airport
Santa Monica Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N743JR
Reported as
Cessna 310N
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During gear retraction after takeoff, the nose gear strut did not fully extend and properly stow in the well. Upon gear extension for landing, the nose gear was prevented from extending due to interference with the aircraft structure in the well.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NOSE GEAR STRUT DID NOT FULLY EXTEND AND PROPERLY STOW IN THE WELL. UPON GEAR EXTENSION FOR LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR WAS PREVENTED FROM EXTENDING DUE TO INTERFERENCE WITH THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE IN THE WELL.