20021227034549I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310D · Las Cruces, NM · December 27, 2002

Date: December 27, 2002 · 12:30 local
Place: Las Cruces, NM
Airport: Las Cruces International Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6738T
Reported as: Cessna 310D
Pilot’s flight hours: 27,000 total200 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N6738TRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2018 · Cessna 310DS/N 39038 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 310D 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 December 27, 2002 at 1230 MST a Cessna 310-D, N6738T registered to adventure leasing, landed with the nose gear not fully engaged in the extended position. Several attempts were made to fully engage the nose gear in the down and locked position but pilot was not successful, the aircraft was landed and the nose gear collapsed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft suffered minor damage and the certificated ATP pilot was not injured. The flight originated at Las Cruces, new Mexico, on December 27, 2002, at 1000 MST.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 27, 2002 AT 1230 MST A CESSNA 310-D, N6738T REGISTERED TO ADVENTURE LEASING, LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR NOT FULLY ENGAGED IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO FULLY ENGAGE THE NOSE GEAR IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION BUT PILOT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFICATED ATP PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO, ON DECEMBER 27, 2002, AT 1000 MST.

Other reports on N6738T · 1

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

Incident 19951030042089IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Kinston, NCNarrative: during a flight from 5W9 to dpl in which the pilot/owner was receiving flight instructions, the pilot observed an unsafe nose gear indication after extending the landing gear. After numerous attempts to extend the nose gear, the pilot elected to…Oct 30, 1995 · Minor damage