20031226034849I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310F · Mc Allen, TX · December 26, 2003

Date: December 26, 2003 · 15:12 local
Place: Mc Allen, TX
Airport: Miller International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6772X
Reported as: Cessna 310F
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,921 total143 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

N6772XRegistered now · Cessna 310FS/N 310-0072 · Built 1961 Airframe modelCessna 310F Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On December 26, 2003, Cessna 310, N6772X, landed at mcallen Miller International Airport with the nose gear only partially extended. There were no injuries to the pilot or two passengers. There was no fire. When the pilot selected gear down, he did not get a green light. He did a flyby at mcallen airport and also checked the mirrors. All indications were that the nose gear was not fully extended. The pilot cycled the gear several times and performed the emergency gear extension procedure to no avail. The pilot declared an emergency and landed with the main gear down and locked and the nose gear partially extended. The aircraft slid about 75 feet on the nose. After landing, the nose was raised, the nose gear was secured down, and the aircraft was cleared from the runway. The exact component that failed was not determined. The insurance company totaled the aircraft, therefore, no funding for post incident investigation teardown.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 26, 2003, CESSNA 310, N6772X, LANDED AT MCALLEN MILLER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH THE NOSE GEAR ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR TWO PASSENGERS. THERE WAS NO FIRE. WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN, HE DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT. HE DID A FLYBY AT MCALLEN AIRPORT AND ALSO CHECKED THE MIRRORS. ALL INDICATIONS WERE THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. THE PILOT CYCLED THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE TO NO AVAIL. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITH THE MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ABOUT 75 FEET ON THE NOSE. AFTER LANDING, THE NOSE WAS RAISED, THE NOSE GEAR WAS SECURED DOWN, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FROM THE RUNWAY. THE EXACT COMPONENT THAT FAILED WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE AIRCRAFT, THEREFORE, NO FUNDING FOR POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEARDOWN.

Other reports on N6772X · 1

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

Incident 19990828024609ILevel Off Touchdown · Abingdon, VAThe pilot took off at 1410 EDT, on 8/28/99, from the Abingdon, VA (vji) airport with a passenger for a VFR navigational flight. Upon returning to the vji airport for a landing the landing gear would not extend fully. The pilot elected to fly in the local area…Aug 28, 1999 · Minor damage