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FAA incident report · Cessna T310Q · Daytona Beach, FL · January 6, 2003

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Date
January 6, 2003 · 12:20 local
Place
Daytona Beach, FL
Airport
Daytona Beach Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8108G
Reported as
Cessna T310Q
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,537 total850 in this make and model155 in the last 90 days
N8108GRegistration cancelled Dec 5, 2020 · Cessna T310QS/N 310Q1047 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna T310QEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Upon departure from spruce creek pilot heard loud noise when the landing gear was selected to the up position. Pilot selected gear down and did not have green light for nose gear. Pilot made fly-by at Daytona Beach tower for verification of gear position. Nose gear was in trailing position. Pilot made emergency landing. Upon touchdown the nose gear retracted into the wheel well. Damage limited to nose gear doors, nose cone, nose cone aft bulkhead, props. Inspection of aircraft revealed that the idler bellcrank for the nose gear linkage had failed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON DEPARTURE FROM SPRUCE CREEK PILOT HEARD LOUD NOISE WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED TO THE UP POSITION. PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND DID NOT HAVE GREEN LIGHT FOR NOSE GEAR. PILOT MADE FLY-BY AT DAYTONA BEACH TOWER FOR VERIFICATION OF GEAR POSITION. NOSE GEAR WAS IN TRAILING POSITION. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED INTO THE WHEEL WELL. DAMAGE LIMITED TO NOSE GEAR DOORS, NOSE CONE, NOSE CONE AFT BULKHEAD, PROPS. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE IDLER BELLCRANK FOR THE NOSE GEAR LINKAGE HAD FAILED.