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FAA incident report · Cessna 310H · West Palm Beach, FL · May 29, 2003

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Date
May 29, 2003 · 18:00 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach County Park Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N444BR
Reported as
Cessna 310H
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N444BRRegistered now · Cessna 310HS/N 310H0062Airframe modelCessna 310HEngine 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) The aircraft landed at about 95 mph. Upon landing or shortly thereafter the right wing drooped about 3 inches and the aircraft started to shake. The pilot allowed the aircraft to slow down with minimal braking. Upon getting to the last third of the runway the pilot applied the right brake, the aircraft right side drooped again and then the right gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to veer off the right side of the runway 21. The right prop, right fuel tank, right wing, and the right elevator experienced some minor damages. The aircraft belly was scarfed under the right main landing gear. The right gear out board trunnion u-bolt that attaches the landing gear to the gear compartment was sheared. See attached photos, pilot statement and copies of the aircraft log book pages reflecting the last two (2) annual inspections.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT ABOUT 95 MPH. UPON LANDING OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE RIGHT WING DROOPED ABOUT 3 INCHES AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SHAKE. THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOW DOWN WITH MINIMAL BRAKING. UPON GETTING TO THE LAST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT APPLIED THE RIGHT BRAKE, THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT SIDE DROOPED AGAIN AND THEN THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY 21. THE RIGHT PROP, RIGHT FUEL TANK, RIGHT WING, AND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR EXPERIENCED SOME MINOR DAMAGES. THE AIRCRAFT BELLY WAS SCARFED UNDER THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE RIGHT GEAR OUT BOARD TRUNNION U-BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE LANDING GEAR TO THE GEAR COMPARTMENT WAS SHEARED. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS, PILOT STATEMENT AND COPIES OF THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK PAGES REFLECTING THE LAST TWO (2) ANNUAL INSPECTIONS.