# Accident 20060419006259A: Cessna 310R, Billings, MT, April 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2006, 09:57 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EFUA
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N954EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N954EA-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 400 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060419006259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ALL AIRCRAFT INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL FOR GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED PRIOR TO LANDING. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, RIGHT-HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR (R/H MLG) COLLAPSED INBOARD, THE NORMAL DIRECTION FOR RETRACTION. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO R/H AILERON AND DAMAGE TO LOWER R/H WING SKIN, R/H PROPELLER, R/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP, AND REAR VENTRAL FIN, AS AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF R/H SIDE OF RUNWAY 28. FOUND R/H MLG BELLCRANK ARM PARTED FROM LOWER OVER-CENTER LINK ARM. ALSO FOUND R/H MLG BELLCRANK ARM UPPER PIVOT BOLT SHEARED AT BOTH ENDS WHERE ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME LUGS. OPERATOR TO COMPLETE SDR FOR BELLCRANK ARM.

## 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 SEA06CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA087), Apr 19, 2006: Cessna 310R (N954EA), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Collapse of the right main landing gear during the landing roll for an undetermined reason.

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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