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FAA incident report · Cessna 310N · Livermore, CA · June 10, 2006

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Date
June 10, 2006 · 12:41 local
Place
Livermore, CA
Airport
Livermore Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6389M
Reported as
Cessna 310N
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,651 total624 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N6389MRegistration cancelled May 31, 2017 · Cessna 310NS/N 310N-0103 · Built 1968Airframe modelCessna 310NEngine modelContinental IO-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed runway 25R at lvk. After rotation and positive rate of climb was established he selected the landing gear lever in the up position. Midway through the gear retraction cycle, the pilot heard a loud noise indicating a malfunction in the gear system. He then selected gear down and observed a green light indication on the main gear with no indication on the nose gear. Pilot then called lvk tower requesting a fly-by to confirm the status of the nose gear. After the tower confirmed the nose gear was not in the full down position, the pilot responded he would like to return for a landing. The tower initiated an emergency procedure putting the pilot in a downwind leg for runway 25R. Having completed emergency procedures, the pilot touched down gently, nose high as long as possible, and as soon as the nose wheel touched the runway, the nose landing gear collapsed with the aircraft coming to rest with no further incident. Subsequent investigation revealed the front landing gear idler bellcrank, p/n 0821102-2, broke causing the malfunction. Mdr to follow.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 25R AT LVK. AFTER ROTATION AND POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB WAS ESTABLISHED HE SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER IN THE UP POSITION. MIDWAY THROUGH THE GEAR RETRACTION CYCLE, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE INDICATING A MALFUNCTION IN THE GEAR SYSTEM. HE THEN SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND OBSERVED A GREEN LIGHT INDICATION ON THE MAIN GEAR WITH NO INDICATION ON THE NOSE GEAR. PILOT THEN CALLED LVK TOWER REQUESTING A FLY-BY TO CONFIRM THE STATUS OF THE NOSE GEAR. AFTER THE TOWER CONFIRMED THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION, THE PILOT RESPONDED HE WOULD LIKE TO RETURN FOR A LANDING. THE TOWER INITIATED AN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE PUTTING THE PILOT IN A DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 25R. HAVING COMPLETED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN GENTLY, NOSE HIGH AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, AND AS SOON AS THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FRONT LANDING GEAR IDLER BELLCRANK, P/N 0821102-2, BROKE CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION. MDR TO FOLLOW.