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FAA incident report · Cessna 310B · Nantucket, MA · August 18, 2006

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Date
August 18, 2006 · 20:20 local
Place
Nantucket, MA
Airport
Nantucket Memorial
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N344JP
Reported as
Cessna 310B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,250 total56 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days
N344JPRegistered now · Cessna 310BS/N 35713Airframe modelCessna 310BEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Investigated a gear up landing involving N344JP which took place on ack (Nantucket municipal airport, Nantucket, MA) on 08/18/2006. The pilot was in the process of landing a Cessna 310 (N344JP), the weather was clear and the wind was approximately 200@5 knots. Upon reaching the airport's airspace the pilot was cleared for sequencing for landing over the north shore. The pilot was instructed to follow a saratoga on a two to three mile final for landing on runway 24. Three miles north of the airport the pilot was cleared to land and was put in front of a Cessna citation. After running the final checklist including the gear down the pilot turned final. At 400-500 the pilot noticed the citation jet getting closer and the tower instructed the pilot to go around and follow the south shore. The pilot executed a go around which included full power flaps 15 and positive rate of climb gear up. The pilot was then instructed to follow a Cirrus, running the final checklist for a second time which included the gear down props full and flaps to 40. The pilot continued to land. The pilot stated, just prior to touch down having used a powered approach for night landing purposes, when he thought the wheels would touch the throttles were brought back to idle a warning horn then sounded. The pilot made an attempt to power up however it was apparently too late to stop the descent. The props made contact with the surface of the runway and the power was brought back. The pilot maintained directional control until the aircraft came to a full stop. A small amount of smoke was noticed in the cabin. The pilot and two other occupants safely exited the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INVESTIGATED A GEAR UP LANDING INVOLVING N344JP WHICH TOOK PLACE ON ACK (NANTUCKET MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NANTUCKET, MA) ON 08/18/2006. THE PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LANDING A CESSNA 310 (N344JP), THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE WIND WAS APPROXIMATELY 200@5 KNOTS. UPON REACHING THE AIRPORT'S AIRSPACE THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR SEQUENCING FOR LANDING OVER THE NORTH SHORE. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW A SARATOGA ON A TWO TO THREE MILE FINAL FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 24. THREE MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND AND WAS PUT IN FRONT OF A CESSNA CITATION. AFTER RUNNING THE FINAL CHECKLIST INCLUDING THE GEAR DOWN THE PILOT TURNED FINAL. AT 400-500 THE PILOT NOTICED THE CITATION JET GETTING CLOSER AND THE TOWER INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO GO AROUND AND FOLLOW THE SOUTH SHORE. THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO AROUND WHICH INCLUDED FULL POWER FLAPS 15 AND POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB GEAR UP. THE PILOT WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW A CIRRUS, RUNNING THE FINAL CHECKLIST FOR A SECOND TIME WHICH INCLUDED THE GEAR DOWN PROPS FULL AND FLAPS TO 40. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO LAND. THE PILOT STATED, JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN HAVING USED A POWERED APPROACH FOR NIGHT LANDING PURPOSES, WHEN HE THOUGHT THE WHEELS WOULD TOUCH THE THROTTLES WERE BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE A WARNING HORN THEN SOUNDED. THE PILOT MADE AN ATTEMPT TO POWER UP HOWEVER IT WAS APPARENTLY TOO LATE TO STOP THE DESCENT. THE PROPS MADE CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE POWER WAS BROUGHT BACK. THE PILOT MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP. A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS NOTICED IN THE CABIN. THE PILOT AND TWO OTHER OCCUPANTS SAFELY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.