20040707012749I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310L · Lancaster, SC · July 7, 2004

Date: July 7, 2004 · 16:10 local
Place: Lancaster, SC
Airport: Lancaster County Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N31LG
Reported as: Cessna 310L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,192 total300 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N31LGRegistration cancelled Feb 25, 2013 · Cessna 310LS/N 310L-0126 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 310L 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) After completing the eight full stop landing, the pilot turned left from rwy 24 at midfield intersection and made a full top and raised the flaps. The pilot turned left back to rwy 24 for another takeoff. The left turn was assisted with increased trust from the right engine. In the middle of the turn the right main landing gear collapsed. The right wing and prop struck the ground. The aircraft was further damaged when the left gear collapsed during towing. The right wing, right and left gear, left and right propeller, right elevator, tail cone and belly skin sustained substantial damage. There was not fire or injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER COMPLETING THE EIGHT FULL STOP LANDING, THE PILOT TURNED LEFT FROM RWY 24 AT MIDFIELD INTERSECTION AND MADE A FULL TOP AND RAISED THE FLAPS. THE PILOT TURNED LEFT BACK TO RWY 24 FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF. THE LEFT TURN WAS ASSISTED WITH INCREASED TRUST FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT WING AND PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FURTHER DAMAGED WHEN THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TOWING. THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT AND LEFT GEAR, LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLER, RIGHT ELEVATOR, TAIL CONE AND BELLY SKIN SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS NOT FIRE OR INJURY.