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FAA incident report · Cessna 310 · Melbourne, FL · August 6, 2005

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Date
August 6, 2005 · 12:30 local
Place
Melbourne, FL
Airport
Melbourne Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3148D
Reported as
Cessna 310
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
26,000 total1,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N3148DRegistration cancelled Feb 8, 2018 · Cessna 310S/N 35330 · Built 1956Airframe modelCessna 310Engine modelContinental O-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) Pilot reported landing gear lock light (green) did not illuminate when landing gear was selected down for landing at mlb. The crew replaced the bulb and confirmed it was an unlock indication. Tower reported landing gear appeared to be down. Pilot attempted a touch and go and felt the right main landing gear begin to fold. Aircraft was taken back to 4000' altitude. The crew feathered the right engine and secured the propeller parallel to the wing. When the aircraft touched down the right main landing gear folded. Damage to the aircraft consisted of abrasions to the bottom of the right tip tank, right landing gear door, right elevator tip cap and passenger step. General visual inspection of the right landing gear did not reveal any obvious damage or failure. Aircraft is in maintenance awaiting a tear down of the landing gear motor and transmission assembly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED LANDING GEAR LOCK LIGHT (GREEN) DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN FOR LANDING AT MLB. THE CREW REPLACED THE BULB AND CONFIRMED IT WAS AN UNLOCK INDICATION. TOWER REPORTED LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. PILOT ATTEMPTED A TOUCH AND GO AND FELT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BEGIN TO FOLD. AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN BACK TO 4000' ALTITUDE. THE CREW FEATHERED THE RIGHT ENGINE AND SECURED THE PROPELLER PARALLEL TO THE WING. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLDED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF ABRASIONS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT TIP TANK, RIGHT LANDING GEAR DOOR, RIGHT ELEVATOR TIP CAP AND PASSENGER STEP. GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR DID NOT REVEAL ANY OBVIOUS DAMAGE OR FAILURE. AIRCRAFT IS IN MAINTENANCE AWAITING A TEAR DOWN OF THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY.