# Accident 20050413009819A: Cessna 310, Clear Lake, MN, April 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2005, 09:00 local time
- Place: Clear Lake, MN
- Airport: Leaders Clear Lake Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4444° N, 93.9711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4444&lon=-93.9711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3622D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3622D-2005-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Reported engine: CONT O470M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,650 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050413009819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER DEPARTURE. ATTEMPTED TO FREE NOSE GEAR WITHOUT SUCCESS. LANDED IN CLEAR LAKE, MN AND AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED ONTO RUNWAY AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI05LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA097), Apr 13, 2005: Cessna 310 (N3622D), Clear Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the nose landing gear as a result of the pilot performing improper maintenance on the airplane due to his failure to properly safety the nose landing gear door.

## Other reports on N3622D (1)

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

- [Incident 19800412038019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412038019I), Apr 12, 1980: Cessna 310 (N3622D), St Cloud, MN, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend landing gear before landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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