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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T310R · Texarkana, AR · May 31, 2003

Date: May 31, 2003
Place: Texarkana, AR
Airport: Texarkana Municipal Webb Fld
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1781E
Reported as: Cessna T310R
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total1,200 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N1781ERegistered now · Cessna T310RS/N 310R1571 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna T310R Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 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 may 31, 2003 at 1530CDT, a Cessna model 310R, N1781E, made a nose gear up landing on runway 04 at Texarkana regional airport (txk), Texarkana, AR. The multi-engine aircraft sustained minor damage to the undercarriage. The pilot reported that he heard a popping sound during retraction of the gear and did not have three green lights. The pilot executed a go around and flew by the tower and confirmed a partially extended nose gear. The private pilot landed the aircraft without incident. No injuries to the pilot and the sole passenger. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot reported that he had the same problem with the gear back in January of 2003. He said a mechanic changed a broken nose gear bracket the last time and now the same one again was broken. Investigation is underway to determine cause of malfunction. There is indication that the gear in question was not properly rigged i/c with manufacturer. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 31, 2003 AT 1530CDT, A CESSNA MODEL 310R, N1781E, MADE A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 04 AT TEXARKANA REGIONAL AIRPORT (TXK), TEXARKANA, AR. THE MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HEARD A POPPING SOUND DURING RETRACTION OF THE GEAR AND DID NOT HAVE THREE GREEN LIGHTS. THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO AROUND AND FLEW BY THE TOWER AND CONFIRMED A PARTIALLY EXTENDED NOSE GEAR. THE PRIVATE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND THE SOLE PASSENGER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR BACK IN JANUARY OF 2003. HE SAID A MECHANIC CHANGED A BROKEN NOSE GEAR BRACKET THE LAST TIME AND NOW THE SAME ONE AGAIN WAS BROKEN. INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION. THERE IS INDICATION THAT THE GEAR IN QUESTION WAS NOT PROPERLY RIGGED I/C WITH MANUFACTURER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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