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FAA incident report · Cessna 310F · Kenai, AK · December 3, 2002

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Date
December 3, 2002 · 15:49 local
Place
Kenai, AK
Airport
Kenai Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5852X
Reported as
Cessna 310F
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total90 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days
N5852XRegistration cancelled Mar 31, 2026 · Cessna 310FS/N 310-0152Airframe modelCessna 310FEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) At about 1549HR a Cessna 310-F entered the landing pattern at the Kenai, Alaska airport. Pilot lowered the landing gear. During the process of the landing gear extension, the pilot heard a noise originating from the nose area of the airplane. Once the landing gear had lowered fully the pilot did not receive a green light indicating that each of the three landing gear were down and locked. Pilot cycled the gear several times without getting a green light. Pilot lowered the landing gear manually, still no gear down and locked indication. Pilot requested and was approved for a fly-by of the Kenai tower. Tower personnel saw that the nose landing gear was not completely lowered. Pilot circled the Kenai airport and did another fly-by, ground personnel also verified that the nose landing gear was not completely lowered. Pilot completed emergency landing check list. Airplane landed on runway 1L. Nose landing gear collapsed upon landing. Both nose landing gear doors damaged from contact with the runway. Each blade of the two propellers were damaged. A smal puncture to the right wing tip tank. No other damage to the airplane. The landing gear was swung at the last annual inspection in September 2002.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT ABOUT 1549HR A CESSNA 310-F ENTERED THE LANDING PATTERN AT THE KENAI, ALASKA AIRPORT. PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. DURING THE PROCESS OF THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, THE PILOT HEARD A NOISE ORIGINATING FROM THE NOSE AREA OF THE AIRPLANE. ONCE THE LANDING GEAR HAD LOWERED FULLY THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE A GREEN LIGHT INDICATING THAT EACH OF THE THREE LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT CYCLED THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT GETTING A GREEN LIGHT. PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY, STILL NO GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. PILOT REQUESTED AND WAS APPROVED FOR A FLY-BY OF THE KENAI TOWER. TOWER PERSONNEL SAW THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT COMPLETELY LOWERED. PILOT CIRCLED THE KENAI AIRPORT AND DID ANOTHER FLY-BY, GROUND PERSONNEL ALSO VERIFIED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT COMPLETELY LOWERED. PILOT COMPLETED EMERGENCY LANDING CHECK LIST. AIRPLANE LANDED ON RUNWAY 1L. NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING. BOTH NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS DAMAGED FROM CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. EACH BLADE OF THE TWO PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED. A SMAL PUNCTURE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP TANK. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS SWUNG AT THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION IN SEPTEMBER 2002.