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FAA accident report · Cessna 310F · Reidsville, NC · March 30, 2003

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Date
March 30, 2003 · 17:20 local
Place
Reidsville, NC
Airport
Rockingham County Nc Shiloh
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5810X
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL03LA071
Reported as
Cessna 310F
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,420 total20 in the last 90 days
N5810XRegistration cancelled May 4, 2006 · Cessna 310FS/N 310-0110 · Built 1971Airframe modelCessna 310FEngine modelContinental IO-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 3/30/03 aircraft N5810X a Cessna 310F departed ocean spring, Mississippi airport (5R2) enroute to rockinham-Shiloh, NC airport (78N). The aircraft departed ocean spring, ms after undergoing an annual maintenance inspection and was returning back to it's home base airport. The airline transport rated pilot and owner of the aircraft stated that on departure from ocean springs airport he selected the landing gear handle to the stowed position and heard a "popping noise", after a check of the cockpit instruments he determined that all indications were normal, and decided to continue onto Rockingham, NC airport. On approach into Rockingham county airport the pilot stated that he selected the landing gear down for landing and did not get a gear down & locked indication, and that he cycled the gear switch three times with same results. During a flyover of the airport, the FBO manager informed the pilot that the nose landing gear had failed to extend. The pilot stated that he elected to land the aircraft on the grass field along the runway to avoid the possibility of sparking and fire. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot and co-pilot received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 3/30/03 AIRCRAFT N5810X A CESSNA 310F DEPARTED OCEAN SPRING, MISSISSIPPI AIRPORT (5R2) ENROUTE TO ROCKINHAM-SHILOH, NC AIRPORT (78N). THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OCEAN SPRING, MS AFTER UNDERGOING AN ANNUAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AND WAS RETURNING BACK TO IT'S HOME BASE AIRPORT. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT AND OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT ON DEPARTURE FROM OCEAN SPRINGS AIRPORT HE SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE STOWED POSITION AND HEARD A "POPPING NOISE", AFTER A CHECK OF THE COCKPIT INSTRUMENTS HE DETERMINED THAT ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL, AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE ONTO ROCKINGHAM, NC AIRPORT. ON APPROACH INTO ROCKINGHAM COUNTY AIRPORT THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING AND DID NOT GET A GEAR DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION, AND THAT HE CYCLED THE GEAR SWITCH THREE TIMES WITH SAME RESULTS. DURING A FLYOVER OF THE AIRPORT, THE FBO MANAGER INFORMED THE PILOT THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HAD FAILED TO EXTEND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GRASS FIELD ALONG THE RUNWAY TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF SPARKING AND FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL03LA071Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportReidsville, NCThe failure of maintenance personnel to properly install the nose gear landing door link during an annual inspection that resulted in the failure of the nose gear to fully extend.Mar 30, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5810X · 1

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

Incident 19830310012399ILevel Off Touchdown · Albuquerque, NMTook off with a flat nose gear strut. Jammed gear popped circuit breaker. Pilot failed to notice. Landed gear up.Mar 10, 1983 · Minor damage